Connect Savannah January 2, 2008

Volume 7 • Number 15 • Jan. 2 — Jan. 8 • Savannah’s News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly • www.connectsavannah.com

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Contents

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YOU SEE: Last year’s model…

Volume 7, No. 15, Jan. 2, 2007 On the cover: Jeff Brochu, Mayor Johnson, and Geneva Wade (Justin Rowe)

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WE SEE: Next year’s Employee of the Month!

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Make it a GOODWILL Giving Day. Donate your old computers.

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Happy New Year!

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Culture

Lead Story My lunch with the mayor Editor’s Note Tilapia’s tale, continued Feedback Your letters Free Speech Vision needed Hear & Now Hippies at Daffin Environment Christmas Bird Count Blotter From SPD reports Earthweek The week on your planet News of the Weird Chuck Shepherd’s latest

22 Art Patrol

Exhibits and openings

Movies 20 Local Film

For The Bible Tells Me So

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All the flicks that fit

The 411 5 32 33 34 35

Music 16 Noteworthy

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Wednesday, Jan. 2 Skatefest 2007 continues

What: Who says you can’t go skating in the Deep South?

Each session lasts one and a half hours.

When: Jan 2 and 3 at 4, 6 and 8 p.m., Jan. 4 at 4,6,8 and 10 p.m. and Jan. 5 at 10 a.m., noon, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center.

Cost: $7 per person. A Skatefest pass offers five sessions for $25. Tickets are available only at the Civic Center Box Office.

Info: Call 651-6556 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 3

Nephew Tommy presents Where’s Papa Ray’s Money?

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Tia McGraff in Concert

What: International recording artist Tia McGraff, who has been described as a “young Linda Ronstadt,” will appear with her husband, Tommy Parham. Coffee and gourmet desserts will be served. When: Saturday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. Where: Montgomery Presbyterian Church.

Cost: Free. Info: www.mpcsavannah.com.

What: Ogeechee Audubon will continue the 108-year-old tradition of counting wintering birds to show population trends among various species.

When: Jan. 5. Join in for all or part of the day.

Cost: $5 per person.

Info: dotbam@bellsouth.net or 598-3764 for meeting time and dinner information.

Who Wants to Kill a Millionaire? continues

What: A wacky whodunit comedy performed by the Savannah Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre.

When: Every week on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Pirate’s House.

Cost: $54.25 per person 13 and up and $35. 25 per child ages 10, 11 and 12, which includes the show, choice of three Southern dinners, sales tax and 20 percent gratuity.

Info: www.savannahcommunitytheatre.com/mystery. html.

Sunday, Jan. 6 What: Coastal Georgia is the annual winter resort for countless waterfowl. Often there are rafts of hundreds of ducks enjoying the relative warmth. Join your Wilderness Southeast naturalist guide to get acquainted with some of the 15 different species of diving and dabbling ducks that hang out in Georgia for the winter. Limited observation equipment provided.

When: Jan. 6 from 2-4 p.m.

Where: Meet at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.

Cost: $15 per person. Group size 6-15.

Info: www.wilderness-southeast.org, info@wildernesssoutheast.org or call 236-8115 to ask for specific directions. Reservations are required.

First Annual Short Circuit Traveling Film Festival in Statesboro

What: A self-contained, 2.5 hour film festival with 12 short films, selected for their artistic merit by a panel of media arts pforessionals. Categories include fictional, animation, documentary and experimental.

When: Jan. 4 and 11 at 6 p.m. On Jan. 11, two of the directors will be present to answer questions from the audience.

Where: Emma Kelly Theater, Averitt Center for the Arts, 33 E. Main St. in Statesboro.

Cost: $14, which includes all 12 shows, hors d’ouevres and beverages during intermission.

Reel Savannah presents For the Bible Tells Me So

What: The Savannah premiere of the universally praised documentary that explores the issues of religion and homosexuality in the United States. The film demonstrates how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community. Sponsored by StandOutYouth.

When: Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.

Where: Victory Square 9.

Cost: $8.

First Friday for Folk Music

What: Appearing this month will be Savannah’s own Michael Maddox and Bill Schumann along with featured guest artist, Tia McGraff, who is making her third visit to First Friday. Accompanied by her husband, Tommy Parham, who co-writes many of her songs, McGraff delivers her songs in a strong, clear voice with the gift for imagery and the turn of a phrase.

When: Jan. 4 from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Where: The fellowship hall of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, 429 Abercorn St. Cost: A recommended donation of $2 per person. Beverages and homemade baked goods will be available for purchase.

Info: Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Poetry Performance by Paul D

What: This 25-year-old award-winning poet, certified language arts teacher and hip-hop artist uses unique imagery, word play, concepts and storytelling abilities to solidify him as a leader in the poetry movement.

When: Jan. 6 at 8 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.

Saturday, Jan. 5

Wednesday, Jan. 9

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Where: Any local Home Depot or the Savannah/Chatham area landfill.

Cost: Free.

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Friday, Jan. 4

What: Keep Savannah Beautiful and the City of Savannah invite residents to recycle their live Christmas trees and help beautify the community, all while reducing waste at landfills. Remove all decorations before taking the trees, which will be processed into mulch for playgrounds, public beautification projects and homeowner landscaping projects. While supplies last, citizens who bring a tree to recycle will receive a free dogwood seedling.

When: Jan. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What: SCAD Student Activities Council welcomes students back with an original world where the unthinkable combination of five-star restaurants and rats come together for the ultimate fish-out-of-water tale.

When: Jan. 5 at 8 p.m.

Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.

What: Three of the best rhythm and blues singers and songwriters performing today will appear in Savannah.

When: Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center’s Martin Luther King Jr. Arena.

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What: This play is the story of the Ballentine family as seen through the eyes of Raymond John Ballentine, father, retired mail carrier, card player extraordinaire and most importantly, recently deceased. Through the art of new millennium technology, Ray drops in on his family after his funeral and declares that not only is his life savings hidden in the house, but in order for any family member to claim a share of the inheritance, the entire family must spend two days together in the family house.

When: Jan. 3 at 8 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center’s Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Cost: All seats $32.50. Service charges apply.

Info: For ticket information and to purchase tickets, call 651-6556 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Week at a

Film Screening: Ratatouille

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Culture

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Otis Johnson on healthy eating, healthy living, and Geneva’s good cooking

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Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson and I are getting to know each other over lunch at Geneva Geneva’s restaurant. We’re discussing his travels across the globe, and I ask him about the different foods he’s eaten in different countries.

‘Over the next five years we’re going to be working on increasing the awareness that you can eat the same foods but you don’t have to eat them as often, and you don’t have to eat as much of them, and you have to balance it off with exercise,’ says the mayor

“I had monkey in Africa, especially in the Ivory Coast,” says the mayor.

“They stew it up, it’s good. It’s the seasoning, onions, a lot of peppers that makes the difference. They have a member of the rodent family called agouti. It’s like a rat. It looks like a rat. It’s a jungle rat. They cook it up and it tastes not quite like chicken. They call stuff like that ‘bush meat’ in Africa.”

He tells me about deep fried grasshoppers and caterpillars in Mexico, conch salad with onions, bell peppers, lime and orange juice in the Bahamas, raw squid in France, ostrich in South Africa.

He even tells me about a local Savannah tradition that I don’t know: During the Georgia-Florida football weekend, some local restaurants serve alligator, the Florida mascot.

I ask what role his diet played in recent heart attack: “I was eating pork chops, barbecue, hamburgers, macaroni and cheese, pizza, things that contribute to coronary disease and stroke. You name it, I was eating it,” Mayor Johnson says. “I’m a lover of Southern cuisine, but that often carries more salt, more fat than necessary.”

While some things have been eliminated from his diet, he now takes an everything-in-moderation approach. Consider his lunch at Geneva Geneva’s: Stewed salmon over rice from the specials menu, broccoli and apple salad and baked squash, sweet tea and a glass of water.

Along with the daily specials, Geneva Geneva’s has big menu to select from. A couple of weeks before my lunch with Mayor Johnson I went to Geneva’s to do background research -- to eat, of course.

Geneva joined us that day, and she brought out a smorgasbord of food for us to sample. It started with a very expensive-to-make corn bread so saturated with butter that the wax paper underneath was drenched. Not exactly healthy, but wow--it was forget-the-moderation good.

I tried Geneva’s collard greens, the famous crabcakes, mac and cheese, shrimp and okra, the New Orleans Jambalaya, Shrimp Creole, oxtails and the sweet potato pie.

Even though we were in her restaurant it seemed like we were just two friends hanging out over lunch. Greg Ludwig, who shoots photographs for some of my articles, came with me that day, and after we left the first thing

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know that without “illegal aliens” working in kitchens, lots of restaurants could not hire enough labor to survive. I ask Mayor Johnson his thoughts on this subject: “I don’t like the term ‘alien,’ and ‘illegal alien’ has a negative connotation. The undocumented workers are here trying to make a better life for themselves and their families. And if this economy did not need them, they would not be here,” he says.

“They’re looking for a better way and I don’t appreciate the attitude of this government, though Bush is almost to be commended. He’s not doing anything, he’s taking a passive approach,” Johnson says. “They’re doing jobs that Americans are refusing to do and it has to be done. I respect those folk.”

Staying with the restaurant theme we discuss smoking laws: “There’s a health risk from second hand smoke,” he says. “Now, I don’t have a problem with designating a restaurant or a bar as a smoking facility and only smokers or those who choose to go there and know what the second hand risk is go their on their own, I don’t have a problem with that. I want people to have a choice.”

We talk about the law requiring restaurants to maintain 50 percent of their gross sales in food in order to sell alcohol on Sundays: “That’s something we inherited. You have to understand you’re in the Bible Belt, and there are still dry counties in Georgia,” the mayor explains. “It was probably in the second half of the 20th century that the ‘blue laws’ in Savannah and Chatham County were overturned, so there is a residue of that kind of attitude,” he says.

“If we had referendum on it, I don’t know if it would pass or fail, but there would be a strong lobby against that. I’m gonna leave that well enough alone.”

We also talk about whether or not he does much cooking himself, and how with a busy schedule he manages to eat balanced regular meals. Turns out that back when Mayor Johnson’s schedule was less hectic, he used to make batches of spaghetti sauce and meatballs and “eat on that” until it was gone.

Crockpot gumbo was another specialty.

Now he just doesn’t make the time.

Almost all of his meals are in restaurants, both for schedule and economic reasons. He makes sure to get breakfast everyday, and always eats a solid healthy lunch and dinner; while we’re at Geneva’s our waitress even reminds him that he has to have his vegetables!

One of the last subjects we come around to is how he thinks he’s making a difference while in office. He has several answers, but the one relevant here is his “Healthy Savannah 2012” initiative.

“Over the next five years we’re going to be working on increasing the awareness that you can eat the same foods but you don’t have to eat them as often, and you don’t have to eat as much of them, and you have to balance it off with exercise,” he says.

“We have a serious problem of obesity.

Now it’s childhood obesity as well as adult.

We have high levels of diabetes; we have folks who do not exercise at all,” says the mayor.

“So we’re going to be working on creating a community awareness around things you can prevent and also being aware that a lot of it is hereditary, so if you know that certain things like heart disease and stroke are in your family then early on you need to start watching your diet and exercising and making sure that your blood pressure is normal and your sugar is normal. Those are things you can do,” concludes Mayor Johnson.

After an hour and half of questions and answers, friendly conversation, and Geneva’s delicious food, our time is up. We’re able to coax Geneva away from her busy kitchen briefly for some pictures, after which we simply say our goodbyes and go back to the jobs we love. w Geneva Geneva’s is at 2812 Bee Rd., 3569976, www.genevashomeplate.com To comment, e-mail us at letters@connectsavannah.com

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he said to me was that Geneva embodies the archetypal Southern hospitality he’d heard so much about before he moved here from Trenton N.J. And Geneva’s interior design of the restaurant reflects that. It’s an eclectic, multiniched, restaurant-atypical mix and match array of tables and chairs and art work that has the nuanced depth and uniqueness to make an interesting interior design article.

For the first visit we sat on stools at a free-standing counter in the middle of the restaurant, but when I dined with Mayor Johnson we sat in easy chairs around a table.

There is a small stage for live music and a separate fully equipped banquet room (with a wet-bar) for parties as large as 170 people that Geneva says is “the best looking banquet room in town that’s affordable.”

Geneva Geneva’s Home Plate is the fourth restaurant Geneva Wade has owned here. The first was back in 1983 at Hall and Habersham Streets called Geneva’s Country Cooking. During the course of her culinary career she’s written over 400 recipes! Plans are in the works for three Geneva’s cookbooks. I ask her where it all comes from, how she gets so many ideas and translates it into food we can all enjoy she related how.

“Some people are gifted to be an actor, or a dancer or a music writer or song writer or photographer -- well, I’m gifted to be a cook,” she explains. “It’s so natural for me!

Sometimes when you’re asleep in the middle of the night and you get up and you write and all of a sudden you’re writing something you had no idea you were going to be writing but there it is. Then all of sudden you cook it and it’s perfect!”

In the kitchen, Geneva’s son Michael “MJ” Jackson is the chef. She says he’s “home trained by his Mommy” and has been working with her ever since that first restaurant, when he was nine years old! On the day Mayor Johnson and I have lunch he’s off, so Geneva is in the kitchen cooking.

That leaves the mayor and me 45 minutes (his budgeted time) to get in all of the questions and answers for this article. Since that isn’t much time, I jump right in: Having worked in restaurants from Boston to California to Washington D.C. as well here in Savannah for half my life, I

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The mayor with Geneva; at right, the ‘New Orleans’

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| Editor’s Note by Jim Morekis

The tale of Tilapia the dog, continued A

mericans don’t have much of a problem with wars that won’t end, gas over three dollars a gallon, skyrocketing health care prices, and a collapsing housing market. Nope, we just keep on keepin’ on, with barely a peep.

But mess with our pets, and everyone takes notice. I mean it’s on.

A few weeks back a reader named Mae Burrows sent us a long, very heartfelt letter describing her point of view of what she went through when her blond Lab named Tilapia ran away from home. According to Burrows’ account, staff at the Animal Control were less than cooperative in helping her find Tilapia — who, she says, was actually in the shelter for days without anyone knowing. Read the letter yourself by searching for “Burrows” at www.connectsavannah.com.

We’re not raking in the Pulitzers here at Connect, and I doubt we swing any elections, but occasionally things that are published in this paper do get widespread attention from local officials.

Mae Burrows’ letter was one.

Apparently, County Commission Chairman Pete Liakakis read her letter, sent it to County Manager Russ Abolt, who then forwarded it to Police Chief Michael Berkow (since the merger of departments, Animal Control has come under his command).

Chief Berkow, in turn, tasked Assistant Police Chief Willie Lovett to follow up on what happened with Tilapia.

I want to pass on key portions of Asst.

Chief Lovett’s letter, which not only succinctly sums up the department’s point of view of what happened, but is also an outstanding model for candid, constructive communication from a public servant: Here’s the other side of the story, in the words of Asst. Chief Lovett: “While I understand Ms. Burrows’ frustrations, she like many others does not understand that their circumstances are brought on by a failure to abide by local ordinances. If ‘Tilapia’ had a collar with tags on, as required by City and County ordinances, the reunion would have been immediate. Scanning for microchips (an owner identity chip embedded under the animal’s coat) is a routine practice done by our shelter staff. Tilapia had none. Again the reunion would have been immediate.

“It is imperative that owners visit our shelter every few days to personally walk

through and see if their missing pet is there. Ms. Burrows did this with our shelter staff on several occasions, and even she did not see or recognize her dog....

“Contrary to Ms. Burrows’ viewpoint I would like to commend our shelter staff for the thankless job they do. They make every effort to reunite animals with their owners, and arrange adoptions for unclaimed animals. Euthanizing animals humanely is part of their job description, which is a heart wrenching task none of them enjoy doing.

“Our staff in this particular incident did not put this animal down, because they felt the animal was adoptable, and fortunately we had room in our small kennel to house him longer than the required five days....

“Yes, people’s animals get lost from time to time, and could result in their impoundment at the animal shelter, but it is ultimately the owner’s responsibility to do everything they can to make the reunion more highly probable.”

OK, that was Lovett. Here’s me again: It may sound callous, but the bottom line is that it’s a pet owner’s responsibility to know where their pet is at all times, and to take all necessary steps to protect them in case they do get away.

While certainly no one wants another’s pet to be hurt or put to sleep, I myself have

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When was the last time you really checked yourself? Thousands of people in our area are infected with sexually transmitted diseases every year. You can’t always tell if you have an STD, but it can really damage your health. That’s why if you have sex, you need to get tested.

Get the Facts. Get Tested. Call your local health department or go to www.gachd.org.

spent many hours, often in the middle of the night, persuading neighbors to keep their barking dogs quiet or figuring out to whom the roving dog causing trouble in the neighborhood belongs.

In the final analysis, though, I’m an all’swell-that-ends-well kind of guy. I think it’s good that Tilapia is safe at home with her owner, and it’s good that perhaps this incident will persuade Ms. Burrows to microchip the dog for its own safety.

It’s also good that Lovett used the incident as a teaching opportunity for everyone else in the way that he did.

And it’s good that people in high places can still be spurred to action by something they read in a newspaper.

Addendum: In last week's column I complained about New Year's Eve gunfire.

As we went to press this week, Savannah Police were sending out robo-calls to area homes warning of penalties for that particularly stupid behavior. I don’t pretend to claim credit for spurring him to action, but kudos to Chief Berkow and company. w Jim Morekis is editor-in-chief of Connect Savannah. E-mail him at jim@connectsavannah.com

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Editor, The City Council of Savannah has implemented a bold policy to restructure the local tourism industry: Small tour companies, often composed of a single employee, will be charged over a thousand dollars a year ($1020 minimum) to visit the city-maintained Bonaventure Cemetery.

This will effectively bring to a close the Elemental, my dear reader guided tour of the “Garden of Good and Editor, Evil.” For example, my company, Classic Thank you for publishing the story “All Car Tours of Savannah, brought 28 peofor the Art,” by Linda Sickler, about the efple to visit the beautiful park-like setting of fort to raise funds for the publication of Bonaventure this year.

ELEMENTAL, the book of art by Luther E. Based on the city’s new fee structure, Vann and poetry by me. $36.42 of the $42.50 per person charge Mr. Vann and I both recognize it is not in would be due to the city of Savannah, leavevery city that cultural organizations like the ing $6 to pay for employee salaries, and Telfair Museum and Bonaventture Books other mandatory city fees (preservation fees, would attempt an initiative to produce a permits, taxes), commercial automobile inbook of the caliber of ELEMENTAL. surance, and vehicle maintenance , etc!

That they have is a major tribute to A national tour company Savannah’s historical and ongoing chain may decide to continue legacy to the fine arts. offering tours of the cemeThis is, after all, the tery, if there is room to abitor: Ed e same city that gave the th to ss s ro ac er m Lett sorb an additional $6,300 prints letters fro does not world such stellar talents ter nnect Savannah let Co a g tin in expense. If they do deof ideas. Pr of the opin- as poet Conrad Aiken, the spectrum endorsement r ou r ply fo im d y cide to do so, I can’t necessaril may be edite rapper and actor Big Boi, therein. Letters ions expressed imagine that the days y. rit photographer Jack Leigh, m e and cla ac .co sp ah nn of “ten-dollar tours” s@connectsava E-mail: letter author James Alan 32 will be around Fax: 912.231.99 Dr., Suite 7, ry cto McPherson, lyricist Vi E. 00 much longer.

Snail mail: 18 31404 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer, author Which brings us Flannery O’Connor, to the question: “What are actress Diana Scarwid, and many people willing to pay to visit other gifted men and women. our city?” Without a doubt, a person gets At a time when war and varimore out of their visit to Savannah when ous forms of violent discontent are so a city-licensed tour guide introduces them much a part of our daily consciousness, I to our rich history. But with a city-manbelieve it crucial to engage creative alternadated expense of an additional 40 percent tives. This is not to say that ELEMENTAL is for Bonaventure tours, will they continue to nothing more than an aesthetic indulgence take tours? to appease the sensibilities of two artists.

Guests of the city may choose to wanIt is in a fact a work that speaks very der the cemetery on their own, if they can much to the heart and soul of our times: to find it. Am I the only one who imagines the need for global political agendas that anfamilies of lost tourists, unaware of the park chor humanity in peace rather than insure hours, wandering the “state” streets at night? its demise with war; and to the power of inPerhaps a large portion of the fees collected dividuals to persist in exercising love in a by the city are earmarked for LOTS of inworld where people no longer seem certain creased security for the park itself and the of love’s meaning or value. surrounding neighborhoods.

We are as grateful as we are honored for Perhaps a large portion of the money is the support being provided. We hope that in destined for an additional national markettime the book comes to represent more than ing campaign? When local companies are just the achievement of one creative team, unable to afford to offer Bonaventure tours but a collective contribution towards the triany longer, who will be paying to “advertise” umph of art and a spirit of community dethis tourism resource? voted to life over the chaos and intolerance And if the tour companies are no longer that so often ends in life’s tragic destruction. offering the tours, who will be paying these Aberjhani fees? Perhaps there is a plan to begin chargauthor of The Bridge of Silver Wings ing tourists to walk unescorted in a public and Encyclopedia of the Harlem cemetery?

Renaissance As a local tour company owner, I was not included in the discussion of this new legislation, which in hindsight was probably a Editor’s Note: Bonaventture Books is indeed good idea by the City Council. I would have spelled with two “Ts”. been unable to follow the logic that made

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Vision needed, not delusions A

t a time when the future of Georgia requires clear thinking and insightful action more than ever, a few key leaders are presenting the state’s citizens with some of the most delusional ideas in our state’s history.

Two of the most troubling symptoms of this wrongheadedness are, first, the most recent mutation of the state water planning recommendations and, secondly, the ill-conceived proposal to shift the burden of supporting the state budget from property tax to sales tax.

The politically-driven State Water Council has recommnded that water planning districts should be described by the political boundaries of state “service delivery areas” a device for allegedly promoting orderly (and profitable) development – as if Georgia’s water resources were nothing more than a commodity for serving economic motives.

This is like a farmer deciding where to plant his most important cash crops on the basis of access to the highway that leads to his market, rather than an informed study of his land’s soil fertility, crop rotation, water availability, wind exposure, and slope.

River systems, like successful farms, are governed by the laws of nature, not man, and both are ruined by willful disregard of natural processes. The effectivenss of their management is determined by scientific understanding of what maintains the healthy balance of a complex community of ecosystem elements, from microbes to major plants and animals.

To “manage” water as if drainage areas are less important than political boundaries is to profoundly contradict common sense, and undoubtedly will result in environmental decline as well as fiscal malfeasance.

Some may wonder about the assertion of fiscal consequences. Damage caused by major blunders costs much more to repair than minor errors, and nothing is more mistaken than deciding to make water management decisions on the basis of politcal will and power.

Harm to our rivers and aquifers caused by an engineered approach to natural resource management will surely be monumental. Thus, the Water Council’s recommendations are irresponsible both environmentally and fiscally.

Compounding the unproductive bias in planning districts, under the Water Council’s recommendations appointment to regional water planning councils would be-

come completely political, and not based on balanced representation of all stakeholder groups. The governor, lieutenant governor, and General Assembly leaders from each chamber would determine who serves.

Party loyalists and major donors would then be determining how our state waters are to be used.

Decisions based on the political needs of politically favored appointees will inevitably lead to unfairness in the allocation of water, a public resource owned by all citizens, to support the profit-making goals of the few at the expense of the many. As long as public interest is held to be served above all by maximizing economic growth, Georgians can be assured that their natural resources will be exploited to the detriment of future generations and to the least favored politically.

Which leads to the second symptom in this diagnosis of political self-delusion.

Whatever the serious drawbacks of shifting from property tax to sales tax as the primary means of generating state revenues, one thing is certain: politicians promoting the switch are saying that it will help Georgia grow faster. Say what?!

Does any rational, informed citizen really think Georgia isn’t already growing fast enough? One doesn’t need to be an econo-

mist to understand that, for many reasons and by various measures, moderate growth is far better in the long run than rampant expansion.

Indeed, it can be demonstrated that many of Georgia’s most challenging problems, including water management, are being aggravated, if not caused, by excessive growth – at least in some dominant areas of the state, most notably metro Atlanta.

It’s time to get honest and incisive in making decisions having such far-reaching implications. This means recognizing that Georgia’s growth must be moderated and managed, not promoted.

Further, it underscores the imperative that anyone who puts politics over the laws of nature in managing water does not deserve public office. w David Kyler is executive director of the Center for a Sustainable Coast, on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. The Center for a Sustainable Coast is a membership-supported non-profit organization serving the interests of coastal Georgians. For more information about the Center, visit www.sustainablecoast.org.

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With the arrival of 2008, the Daffin Park Centennial celebration, a year-long agenda of community events, historical lectures and fireworks, is officially a memory.

A commemorative booklet published by the City of Savannah features an essay outlining Daffin Park’s chronology and its varied uses over the years—automobile races, temporary airfield, baseball and football field, and as the site of two Bicentennial celebration events in 1933, one of which was attended by President Franklin Roosevelt. The role of the park in Savannah’s racial civil rights history is extensively documented, including landmark attempts to integrate the basketball area and the public pool.

Before closing the Daffin Park history book, at least one overlooked chapter begs for a little investigation. That chapter is titled “The People’s Park: Ground Zero for Savannah’s Counter Culture.”

In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s I was in elementary school, too young to be a hippie and too sequestered in the suburbs to know any hippies personally, or so I thought. When my Uncle Eric gave me as Christmas presents my first two record albums, Donovan’s Greatest Hits and Simon & Garfunkel’s Wednesday Morning 3 AM, I took them at face value, singing along obliviously to “Mellow Yellow.”

I’m told that the impact of San Francisco’s 1967 Summer of Love didn’t reach Savannah until two or three years later, while I was still a member of my mom’s Brownie Troop.

Sometime during that era I recall several instances of riding in the back seat of the car, Mom at the wheel, as we rolled past the corner of Victory Drive and Bee Road, the location of Daffin Park, a somewhat neglected section of the unremarkably landscaped public facility. At some point in this period, less than a decade after Daffin Park was center stage for two racial desegregation lawsuits, this corner of Daffin became known as “The People’s Park,” the unofficial gathering place for Savannah’s hippies.

Savannah’s beatnik gathering place was likely named for the original People’s Park in Berkeley, Calif., site of a 1969 confrontation between 30,000 counter culture folks “armed with peace signs and daisies” and 2,000 members of the California National Guard, according to the American Friends Service Committee website.

My recollections of Savannah’s People’s Park are probably colored with images of hippies in other places, as seen in news footage and movies. My “station wagon” memories of Bee Road and Victory Drive feature dozens of young people, maybe several hundred, sitting on cars or on the ground.

They looked different from the wellcoiffed, dressed-up teens in the upper grades at my K-12 school. There were beards on the hippie boys, and blue jeans on boys and girls alike.

One day, as we passed by, I thought I saw the older sister of a classmate among the milling crowd, but my mother assured me I was mistaken.

In the past several weeks I’ve inquired of several of my friends, native Savannahians of a certain age, if they ever hung out at People’s Park. Despite the hordes of people gathering there daily, I’ve yet to talk to anyone who was a regular.

Several claim to be too young, estimating that the park was at its heyday in 1970 or ’71. One neighbor recalls her lone visit to People’s Park, sneaking out with her best friend from St. Vincent’s, just to see it.

Another Savannahian went to the gathering only once, to check out a “Free Lieutenant Calley” rally. A few people claim to have left town by then, either for college or due to the draft board.

A family acquaintance, an iconoclastic professor at Armstrong during that period, told me that during the 1970’s he made a decision to stay away from the drug culture prevalent on campus and beyond. By then he was already married and had children to consider. Avoiding People’s Park was part of that decision.

The drug culture of People’s Park was harder core than Savannah had ever experienced, according to one of my “only visited once” sources. Pot was everywhere, and heroin was easy to find. Perhaps it’s that hardcore reputation that has made it difficult to find people willing to talk about this slice of local history.

In the next few weeks I’m heading to the public library to wade through microfiche copies of the Savannah Morning News for articles about the Lieutenant Calley demonstration. Now that Savannah’s 1970’s hippies have children and grandchildren, some of them hippies themselves, I’m hoping to find one or two People’s Park alumni willing to share their recollections of this chapter in our history.

If Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil can spawn a minor tourist industry, why can’t a random gathering of hippies? w

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For the past 108 years, people throughout the Western Hemisphere have gathered during the winter holiday season to count birds. Because of their efforts, a vast pool of data has been compiled.

“Citizen science means ordinary people investing a little time to help gather information over time that forms a valuable database for professional scientists to use,” says Dot Bambach, past president of Savannah Ogeechee Audubon, who is organizing the local bird count.

For example, if you look at data collected 20 years ago and compare it to recent findings, you might see that 50 percent of the robins have shifted southward over time.

That might indicate something in the environment has caused the shift, a trend scientists might want to study further.

“You can actually see a decrease in a population, or an increase,” Bambach says.

“Because it’s been going on for 108 years, you build up a really serious database.

Professional ornithologists use it all the time to look at particular species.”

The data provides information on the status and distribution of early winter bird populations that is studied by scientists around the world, especially by conservation biologists. “This is the only midwinter count, but there is the Migratory Bird Count, generally held in April and May, and the Breeder Bird Survey held in June,” Bambach says.

Despite its importance, the count is open to everyone, regardless of experience, although beginning birders are put into a group that includes at least one experienced birdwatcher. “Obviously, in each team we need at least one pretty expert birder,” Bambach says. “You need someone who really knows about identifying birds.”

Birds must be counted within an existing Christmas Bird Count circle with a diameter of 15 miles. The birders follow assigned routes and count every bird they see.

The volunteers perform research by doing tasks such as observation, measurement or computation. “There’s something for everyone to do,” Bambach says. “It’s a long day. We generally start at 7 a.m. and go until it’s dark. People can do it for a couple of hours and leave, but it’s disruptive to the team, and it’s impossible to start late.”

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Every year, the Christmas Bird Count season runs from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, with many bird counts going on throughout the Western Hemisphere each day. This year, the local count is on the last day of the season, Jan. 5.

The first Christmas Bird Count was proposed by ornithologist Frank Chapman, an officer in what was then the new National Audubon Society, in response to a 19th Christmas tradition known as the “side hunt.” In a side hunt, people went out on Christmas Day and competed to see how many birds they could kill, often without regard to rarity, usefulness or beauty.

“By then, certain species were in serious decline, Bambach says. “The National Audubon Society was formed because we were about to run out of egrets.”

Chapman proposed counting birds on Christmas instead of killing them. “He said, ‘Why not count them and make it a game?’,” Bambach says.

Today, tens of thousands of people participate in the Christmas Bird Count in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America.

Savannah’s count is relatively new, having been started less than 10 years ago.

There is a $5 fee to participate which supports compilation and publication of the data, which also appears on the National Audubon Society Web site.

The real fun of the count begins when it’s over, Bambach says. “After it gets dark on the day of the count, we all get together at a local restaurant where everyone has a beer and something to eat,” she says.

“When you see all that at the end of the day, you really get a sense of the variety in Savannah,” Bambach says. “There are more than 150 species of birds in the Savannah area.” w On Saturday, Jan. 5, Ogeechee Audubon will conduct the Christmas Bird Count. There is a fee of $5 per person. Contact Dot Bambach at 598-3764 or dotbam@ bellsouth.net for meeting time, place and dinner information.

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from recent Savannah/Chatham Police incident reports

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• An officer went to an Ogeechee Road pharmacy on a report of a disorderly person. The officer spoke with the store manager, who said a woman came into the store, gave the employees a key and walked into the parking lot. The manager said the woman then began walking around the employees’ cars in the parking lot.

The woman then went back into the store and asked for the key back. She was given the key, at which point she apologized to the employees.

After the woman apologized, she yelled, “F--k you” and went out to the parking lot again. She then tried to get into a customer’s vehicle, but when she tried the doors, they were locked, so she walked off.

The woman was located a short distance from the store. The officer detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from her person. The woman was unsteady on her feet and her speech was slurred. She consented to a preliminary breath test, which registered .100 blood alcohol content.

The officer asked for permission to search her handbag and she consented.

Inside were 19 yellow and white pills.

• Police were called to Gideon Court on a report of guns being fired. When they arrived, a man was lying on the porch in front of an apartment. He was bleeding and told police he had been shot.

One officer asked the man what had happened and he said he was just “cutting through” the area when two men came up and shot him. He had a gunshot wound to his left upper thigh.

The man said he didn’t recognize either man, but was able to describe them.

A canvas of the area was conducted and

spent shell casings were found on the north side of the building. The front door of one apartment was open with blood in the doorway, plus a small bag of what appeared to be crack rocks and blood inside.

Forensics was called to the scene to handle the evidence. A K-9 unit was called to search for suspects without success. The case was turned over to detectives.

• An abandoned house on East 35th Street has been condemned by the city and is not to be occupied by anyone, but police were called there about a drug complaint.

When officers arrived, a woman was leaving the building and was taken into custody and secured in the back of a police cruiser. Officers returned to the building and found a man who was leaving, and he was arrested, too.

The man said there were three more people in the house. After he was secured, the police entered the house again to clear it, at which time they found three men, who were also arrested.

All five were charged with criminal trespass and possession of drug-related objects. When police entered, the three men were sitting around a table with one candle and several drug objects.

• While on patrol at 39th and Burroughs Street, an officer saw a man who was riding a bicycle and carrying a backpack and large garbage bag.

The officer asked the man what was in the bags and he said, “Copper wire.”

Several homes in the area have been broken into and copper wire has been stolen out of the walls.

The man said he had taken the wire out from under an abandoned house on West Anderson Lane. The house had been boarded up by the city and there were signs posted outside. The man had dirt all over his body from being under the house. He was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and theft of mislaid property. w

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A man who coaches children’s basketball called police because he received terroristic threats.

He said he was upset with some of the referees’ calls during a game at a local YMCA. He said two men who were leaving the YMCA asked him how he felt about the calls, and he replied, “unhappy about it, of course.”

He said one of the suspects said it didn’t matter how he felt because the game was called fairly. The suspect then became angry and said, “Do you think this is a game? I’ll shoot all you crackers out here! I’ll spray this place!”

The man said the suspect’s companion kept reaching under the dashboard of their car as if he was going to pull something out. He said everyone who was present outside sat quietly and didn’t move.

At that point, the man said he was in fear for his life. He said there was video footage of the suspects as they entered and exited the YMCA.

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Japan yielded to mounting international pressure over its plans to resume hunting humpback whales, announcing that its whaling fleet, now en route to Antarctic waters, will not harpoon the endangered species. The announcement came after Australia said it would send a surveillance aircraft and ship to gather evidence for a possible international court challenge to halt the slaughter. “Australians consider whales to be very affectionate, something I can’t really relate to,” said Japan’s chief spokesman, Nobutaka Machimura. “Apparently they give names to every whale and there’s quite strong public sentiment.”

Environmental groups lauded Australia’s lead in pressuring Japan to abandon the humpback hunt. “Let’s not forget that the whalers are still illegally killing nearly 1,000 whales in the (Australian) Whale Sanctuary, including 50 endangered fin whales,” said Steve Shallhorn, chief executive of Greenpeace Australia Pacific.

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Meteorologists announced that 2007 will be another record-breaking year for global climate extremes. January was not only the warmest first month on record worldwide, but was also farther above normal than any month of the year so far. Initial analysis points to 2007 being the hottest year on record in the Northern Hemisphere, where U. S. weather stations broke or tied 263 all-time high temperature records, and England experienced the hottest April in 384 years of record-keeping. Extremes weren’t merely limited to temperature. The World Meteorological Organization pointed to “devastating floods, drought and storms in many places around the world.”

Desert Plague

Camels have died from a mysterious ailment in unprecedented numbers across the Middle East and North Africa over the past few months, baffling scientists and veterinary experts. The worst-affected country is Saudi Arabia, where between 2,000 and 5,000 “ships of the desert” have perished inexplicably. Saudi officials have been tightlipped about their investigation into the outbreak, but have said some of the dead animals they examined were killed by contaminated fodder. The Saudi claims of poisonous feed have been disputed by experts, some of whom point to problems with the camels’ immune systems. Others argue that climate change may be causing an increase in disease-bearing insects.

Java Slide

Landslides triggered by more than 12 hours of heavy downpours killed at least 120 people in Indonesia’s densely populated Central Java province. The region’s most deadly slides in 25 years buried dozens of homes in the province’s Karanganyar regency while most of the victims were still asleep. Landslides occur frequently in tropical Indonesia, where downpours can quickly soak hillsides and rampant deforestation has left many hillsides so bare of vegetation they are unable to hold back the soil. But officials say the site of the latest Java slide was covered with thick forest.

Andean Rumblings

Authorities in Ecuador ordered the evacuation of 1,200 people living around Tungurahua volcano after the mountain began producing nearly constant activity.

People from 10 villages were sent to sleep in

shelters and were allowed to tend their crops only during daylight hours. Volcanic tremors rattled windows miles away as the mountain emitted an intense glow from its crater and spewed a plume of fine ash.

Tungurahua, or “throat of fire” in the indigenous Quichua language, has been active since 1999. An August 2006 eruption severely damaged or destroyed nearly 5,000 homes.

Earthquakes

Iran’s ancient city of Bam was jolted by a moderate quake nearly four years to the day after a 6.6 magnitude temblor destroyed much of the citadel, killing more than 43,000 people. No damage was reported by the latest tremor.

• Earth movements were also felt in central Turkey, central Taiwan, northeastern Japan, South Australia, northern Chile and around Anchorage, Alaska.

Elephant Corridor

More than 1,000 wild Indian elephants will be able to move freely between two forest reserves through a narrow corridor of land donated to the government by a conservation group. The 25-acre elephant corridor was purchased from local landowners by the International Fund for Animal Welfare to allow the animals to roam between Edayargalli and Doddasampige reserves in the state of Karnataka. India’s elephant habitat has been rapidly depleted in recent decades by deforestation and human encroachment, causing the animals to raid villages and crops. The donated corridor had been cleared of forest for farming. w

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Pink Justice

In parts of India’s Uttar Pradesh state, according to a November BBC News dispatch, women are hopelessly oppressed by poverty, abusive husbands and corrupt officials, but two years ago, Ms. Sampat Pal Devi got fed up. She organized bands of vigilante women (with several hundred members), dressed in pink saris, to protect their sisters using both nonviolence (heaping public shame on wrongdoers) and violence (with axes and the traditional Indian stick, the “lathi”). Said Sampat Devi, “Village society in India ... refuses to educate (women), marries them off too early (age 9, in her case), barters them for money. Village women need to study and become independent to sort it out themselves.”

Compelling Explanations

The Litigious Society

A few days after professional skier Stoil Popow was killed while kite-surfing in the rough winter waters off of Connecticut’s Long Island Sound in 2004, his widow told the Connecticut Post that she had “begged” her husband not to go out “because it’s January.” Nonetheless, in November 2007, she filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in federal court, charging that her husband’s tragic demise was actually caused by the town of Stratford, Conn., which was negligent in not posting warning signs along the stretch of beach used by Popow (of “hazardous and unsafe conditions”) and for not having lifeguards on duty.

Ironies

On Nov. 7, news media reported that New York City’s Serendipity 3 restaurant had been noted by the Guinness Book of World Records for having the planet’s most expensive dessert (a $25,000 chocolate sundae, featuring, among other delicacies, edible gold flakes). On Nov. 16, the same news media reported that the city’s Department

Creme de la Weird

Mr. Sandy Wong, 45, was sentenced in November in Edmonton, Alberta, to 90 days in jail for three counts of indecent exposure, including masturbating with his pants down while sitting on the roof of a BMW at a local agriculture fair. According to a psychiatrist, Wong said he is sexually attracted to the BMW’s roof because “it’s curved like a woman’s body,” but he also has been aroused by a 1967 Camaro, a 1965 Chevy Bel Air, a 2005 MiniCooper and a 1991 Buick Century.

Least Competent Criminals

Failed to Master the Art of the Getaway: (1) Robert Hickey Jr., running from a Hamilton County (Tenn.) sheriff ’s deputy in October, dashed into nearby woods, fell into a well and had to be rescued. (2) Rudy Aguas, 25, running from a Reno, Nev., police officer in November after a failed carjacking, ducked into a building but got stuck in a freshly poured concrete floor. (3) A suspect in car break-ins, running from Miccosukee Indian Reservation police near Miami in November, dove into a retention pond but apparently failed to notice a “Live Alligator” sign, and was killed by “Poncho,” a gator well-known to locals.

Update

What was an edgy, unconventional treatment of a severe diarrhea when News of the Weird mentioned it in 2000 is now catching on as a remedy for the potentially deadly C. difficile bacteria infection, according to a November report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. “Good” bacteria in the stomach are often depleted by the antibiotics that work on (but may not remove entirely) C. difficile, leaving the patient with violent or chronic diarrhea. Some doctors now recommend controlling C. difficile by re-establishing the patient’s “good” bacteria via a stool transplant from a close blood relative, who should have similar intestinal con-

ditions. The donated stool (providing that a loving, straight-faced relative is found) is mixed with saline and administered by enema.

while fleeing from police (perhaps caused, they said, by his tripping on his baggy shorts) (Houston, October).

Undignified Deaths

(1) In Bayonne, N.J., in October, Lindsey Millar’s car burned up after a squirrel, chewing on an electric line, caught fire, and its flaming carcass fell down beside the car and rolled underneath it. (2) Jacqui Dean, a member of the New Zealand Parliament, apparently became the latest prominent person to publicly fall for the H2O hoax. A constituent, perhaps intending to mock Dean’s general alarm about dangerous substances, sought her help in “investigating” the “toxic” “dihydrogen monoxide,” and Dean appeared to support an inquiry.

(1) A 32-year-old man was found dead, stuck in the cat door of his girlfriend’s St. Augustine, Fla., house after she had kicked him out. Said a friend, “(H)is head was caught ... like he was (trying) to reach up and unlock the door ...” (2) A 46-year-old construction worker fell to his death in November in Custer County, S.D., after coworkers had raised him, in a boom, 30 to 40 feet off the ground so that he could try to get cell-phone reception, but the boom’s truck tipped over backward.

Armed and Clumsy (all-new)

More people who accidentally shot themselves recently: Opherro Jones, 32, shot himself in the stomach while allegedly pistol-whipping a man (Honolulu, June). A 23-year-old San Francisco police officer accidentally shot himself to death while demonstrating police training techniques to friends at a party (August). A 24-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the foot while aiming at a turtle (Massillon, Ohio, August). A 17-year-old boy, and 19-year-old Patrick Jefferson, accidentally shot themselves while “holstering” handguns in their waistbands (in, respectively, Pittsburgh, September, and Chicago, August). Eric Titov, 22, accidentally shot himself to death

Urban Legends Come to Life

Correction

Last week, News of the Weird reported that the Army Corps of Engineers had admitted that an earlier calculation of improvement it had made in strengthening the levees in two New Orleans neighborhoods, which it said would withstand floods 5 feet higher than the level during Hurricane Katrina, was wrong and that the levees could withstand floods only 6 inches higher.

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Dr. Paul Schum, 50, the principal of the Catholic Bethlehem High School in Bardstown, Ky., was arrested in October on prostitution-related charges after he was discovered loitering in an alley, dressed as a woman, in leather and fishnet stockings and with fake breasts. A local priest, presumably intending to help Dr. Schum, said dressing as a woman didn’t sound like something Schum would be involved in, “(b)ut again, we’re in the Halloween season.” (Dr. Schum eventually resigned, and the prosecutor chose to drop the charge.)

Simple Explanations: (1) Alex Noel, 16, a finalist in Rhode Island’s Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off in October, said his success raising his (1,224-pound) pumpkin was because “You spend all your time with it. No sports.

You just come home and be with the pumpkin.” (2) Darren Mack, 46, pleading guilty in Las Vegas in November to murdering his wife, and also accepting a judgment for attempting to kill the judge handling his divorce (after first insisting on his innocence): “I do understand ... in my (current) state of mind that shooting at the judiciary is not a proper form of political redress.”

of Health had ordered Serendipity 3 closed after inspectors found a live mouse in the kitchen, along with mouse droppings, fruit flies, house flies and more than 100 cockroaches.

A 21-year-old man was seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver in the early morning hours of Nov. 3, in Suffolk County, N.Y., as he was walking away from his disabled SUV. Police said that the victim was probably the same driver who, a few minutes earlier, had himself rear-ended a sedan and driven off without stopping. (And the day before, in Jacksonville, Fla., a 19-year-old man was seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver when he climbed over a barricade after being hit by another hit-and-run driver.)

Many of today’s environment-friendly new buildings are apparently terrible for birds. According to ornithologist Daniel Klem of Muhlenberg College, between 100 million and 1 billion birds are killed each year colliding with glass, with a big culprit being the generous glass construction on buildings meeting the rigorous energy and environmental standards of the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Dueling Pianos

=Connect Recommends Shows of this sort are fairly common in most major U.S. cities, but Savannah has only one venue offering this unique and raucous brand of semi-spontaneous live musical entertainment — but it’s a large, cavernous bar/restaurant combo with great sight lines, plenty of seats, and a varied menu. It’s perfect for mainstream crowds and more mature partiers.

The setup: the crowd tries to stump two talented (and quick-witted) keyboardists —with a wide-ranging knowledge of pop, rock, soul and showtunes— with oddball requests passed to the stage on cocktail napkins.

It’s part music concert, part standup comedy, and part audience participation. Anything from showtunes to jazz ballads to hair metal power anthems are liable to be heard on any given night. While devoted Dueling Pianos fans are just as obsessed as some folks are with karaoke, this should also be seen at least once by anyone who appreciates camp. Wed. - Sat., 8:30 pm, Savannah Smiles (314 Williamson St. - behind the Bay St. Quality Inn).

Jackson Evans

Jackson Evans

A rare solo stand at Savannah’s only dedicated jazz club from this young and talented guitarist known best for his key role in the area trio Silver Lining (who recently released a most impressive debut CD of original compositions). A published lyricist as well as an instrumentalist, Evans has played in pit orchestras, big bands and rock and funk groups, and says that elements of all those efforts can be heard in his solo performances. Fri. - Sat., 8 pm, 9:30 pm, 11 pm, Kokopelli’s Jazz Club.

First Friday Fetish Night

This monthly theme party finds local impresario and provocateur Chris Cook rounding up a coterie of exhibitionist club kids to put on displays of a variety of kinky diversions, such as “power, seduction, domination, submission, suffering and humiliation.” Sounds like a Republican presidential debate...

Along with gadgets and set pieces like “The Cage,” “The Cross,” “The Saw,” and “Hot Wax,” dance music will be spun by resident DJ Analog Kid, who was named Best Club DJ in our most recent Readers’ Poll. Fetish attire is encouraged for all attendees. Fri., 10 pm, B & B Ale House.

First Friday for Folk Music

Michael Maddox

I look forward to the first Friday of each month because this listing usually follows the previous one. Sponsored by the Savannah Folk Music Society, this old-fashioned coffeehouse-style showcase for acoustic music brings together local, regional and national artists. This time around, local Piedmont blues guitarist/singer Michael Maddox and 12-string guitarist/ singer Bill Schumann (known for a deep voice and wide variety of material — from Western tunes to Celtic ballads to humorous ditties) open for Canada-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Tia McGraff and her husband, Tommy Parham.

McGraff is a gifted artist who’s collaborated with the likes of Dan Hill, Randy Bachman and Andrew Gold. Her voice is often compared to Linda Ronstadt’s. This familyoriented (smoke and alcohol-free) show is free with a suggested donation of $2. Homemade deserts and soft drinks are available. Fri., 7:30 pm, Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church (429 Abercorn St.) - ALL-AGES.

The New Billy Hoffman Trio

What’s new about Billy Hoffman’s Trio? Your guess is as good as mine. However, this talented and versatile trap drummer and percussionist often plays with topshelf area musicians like Ben Tucker and Howard Paul, so it’s a safe bet this will be an evening of terrific, straight-ahead jazz. Fri., 9 pm, Mansion on Forsyth Park.

Nephew Tommy’s Where’s Poppa Ray’s Money?

This comedic stage drama aims for the same crowd as those increasingly popular “gospel plays,” which blend spiritual messages, soulful R & B and an easy to grasp moral message. Written by “Nephew Tommy,” a standup comic who rose to fame as a regular on his uncle (superstar comedian) Steve Harvey’s successful syndicated morning radio show, this production —which centers around feuding siblings squabbling over their recently deceased father’s estate— stars Mo Better Blues’ Cynda Williams, R & B singer Carl Thomas, Flava of Love’s Delisious, and Def Comedy Jam’s J. Anthony Brown. Reserved seats $32.50 at the Civic Center Box Office (ph.

651-6556) or at www.savannahcivic.com. Thurs., 8 pm, Johnny Mercer Theater.

Gail Thurmond

Gail Thurmond

After more than a decade playing regularly at downtown’s Olde Pink House, this locally beloved singing pianist brings her deft, jazzy take on standards, showtunes and originals (from her own indie CDs) to this cozy, unpretentious Mediterranean eatery. Thurs., 6:30 pm, Grapevine Restaurant (Wilmington Isl.). w

Greening concerts

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everb has toured with artists ranging from college-rock bands Guster and Dave Matthews Band to classic blues artist Bonnie Raitt, pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne and folk-rock jamband String Cheese Incident.

They’ve played cruise ships, ski slopes, clubs and amphitheaters from Milwaukee to Manitoba.

So why haven’t you heard of them? For starters, Reverb isn’t a band—it’s a nonprofit organization with a commitment to rocking responsibly.

The Portland, Mainebased group, founded

by Guster singer and guitarist Adam Gardner and his wife, environmental activist Lauren Sullivan, raises awareness about environmental issues at rock concerts and helps musicians run greener tours.

When Reverb launched in 2004, its first gig was a joint tour with Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morissette. Since then, “The word spread, and now we’ve greened more than 25 major tours and 500 events,” says Gardner.

Reverb offers each artist a menu of options for promoting environmental awareness and sustainability while on tour. “If artists want their buses to run on biodiesel, we’ll coordinate biodiesel fueling,” says Sullivan.

“We can also provide green cleaning kits for the tour buses and look at the contract rider to find ways to make the event greener.”

One of Reverb’s newer clients is musician Andrew Bird, who “wanted to make life on the road less wasteful,” says his manager, Andrea Troolin. “All of the cars, vans, airplanes, empty water bottles, Styrofoam meal containers and gas station fumes are one of the bummers of being a touring musician.”

Reverb helped Bird source biodiesel to fuel his tour bus and modified his rider with suggestions like “using reusable, large containers for water backstage instead of a few dozen individual water bottles every night,” says Troolin. For each tour, Reverb also helps artists offset

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the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated by their buses.

A separate carbon offset program is available for fans at each show: concertgoers can make donations to offset the fuel emissions of their trips to and from the concert venue.

“From just the two Barenaked Ladies tours and one Guster tour, concertgoers have neutralized the emissions from more than nine million miles of driving,” says Gardner.

Conscientious music fans have also helped Reverb sell carbon offset stickers and pass out flyers at shows in exchange for free concert tickets and T-shirts. Melissa Ecker, an engineer in Houston, Texas, volunteered with Reverb at a Barenaked Ladies show in 2004.

“I work in an industry that gets a fairly bad rap with the environment, so it’s nice to do something on the opposite end,” she says.

Reverb has also established partnerships with such environmental groups as the Clean Air Council and For-estEthics, which set up information booths at each concert venue so that fans can learn about environmental ethics, recycling and renewable energy. The group has even helped Warner Music Group replace its plastic CD covers and shrink wrap with postconsumer recycled content.

On a Guster college tour, Reverb led a full day of activities for students, including a Town Hall Forum on campus sustainability and a tour of the band’s bio-diesel-powered bus.

With thousands of fans attending each show, rock concerts are a natural venue to promote Reverb’s environmental message.

Preaching is not part of the platform, but Gardner says, “It feels good to say from the stage in between songs: ‘We got here in a biodiesel-fueled bus, and this show is powered by wind.’”

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his upcoming Wednesday, January 9, the Civic Center hosts one of the biggest modern R & B shows on the road today.

Real Talk.

You heard correctly: R. Kelly is coming to town. Well, at least he’s scheduled to.

As of Friday afternoon, December 28, the last official word Civic Center reps had received was that the show will go on as planned (Kelly’s road manager did not return our calls).

However, anyone who’s paid attention to music biz news over the past few weeks knows the singer and producer —who’s sold over 50 million albums worldwide— recently found himself back in hot water with the Chicago authorities.

Actually, “back in hot water” is a bit of a misstatement.

The straight dope is that after an almost absurdly long delay (for a multitude of reasons, including: Kelly’s supposed burst appendix; his courtroom no-shows; one judge’s recuperation after injuries suffered in a fall; and the lead prosecutor giving birth), the artist, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, is now finally due to stand trial on 14 counts of child pornography stemming from an amateur video which surfaced in 2002, purportedly showing him engaged in sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl.

Bootleg copies of the tape have been widely available on the streets for years now, and the singer has been publicly ridiculed for his Not Guilty plea, most memorably by comedian Chris Rock, who quipped in a smash HBO special, “We know what you look like! There’s a damn Soul Train award right next to the bed!”

Although Kelly faces up to 15 years in prison on these charges alone (and yes, there have been more), that has not stopped him from recording or touring. His most notorious tour to date may have been a scandalridden 2004 run with hip-hop icon Jay-Z in support of their joint release Unfinished Business, which debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard album chart. Kelly was unceremoniously booted from that tour halfway through after both Jay-Z and Kelly’s own fans complained of the singer’s erratic behavior — such as leaving during the middle of his set or keeping the audience waiting for hours.

If, however, Kelly does show in Savannah, fans can likely expect a show packed with blockbuster (and often sexually explicit) hits, such as “Bump N’ Grind”, “Feelin’ on Yo Booty”, and the much tamer “I Believe I Can Fly”, a massive smash which,

oddly enough, was actually named No. 408 in Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the Top 500 Songs of All Time.

And yet, it’s Kelly’s bizarre and quirky novelty tunes which some fans may be dying to hear live —such as any of the 22 parts of his almost surreal “rap soap opera” “Trapped In The Closet”, a lengthy, mesmerizingly inconsequential (albeit raunchy) narrative released over a two year period as both audio tracks and elaborate lip-synched video vignettes— or my own favorite, the audio vérité argument set to music “Real Talk”.

That hilariously filthy, dramatized, onesided cell phone blow-up between Kelly and an unnamed female love interest was made into a low-budget video which has become an instant YouTube classic, spawning thousands of tributes and imitations.

With half-spoken, half-sung lines like “Bitch, I wish you would burn my motherf--ing clothes!” played completely straightfaced, it’s easily one of the most memorable and captivatingly “real” songs of 2007.

This past Spring, Kelly described himself to Hip-Hop Soul Magazine thusly: “I’m the Ali of today. I’m the Marvin Gaye of today. I’m the Bob Marley of today.

I’m the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us.”

Well, this new Dr. King/Muhammad Ali/ Bob Marley/Marvin Gaye was ordered to cancel his January 13 show in Hampton, Va. so as not to miss his Chicago court appearance the following day.

Real Talk. w R. Kelly plays MLK, Jr. Arena 7 pm, Wed., Jan. 9. $48.50-$68.50 tickets at the Civic Center Box Office (651-6556), or at www.savannahcivic.com. J. Holiday and Grammynominated Keyshia Cole open.

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y now, most of you solely because one man with a chip on his have probably either shoulder and the desire to prove a politically read —or at least heard motivated point chose to make an examabout— our cover story in ple out of what most any objective observer last week’s issue. would say is an overwhelmingly respectable In case you have not small business — both socially and legally. (or even if you did read According to Alderman Johnson, if a the published piece) I urge bona fide restaurant (which also legally you to head to www.connectsavannah.com serves alcohol to adults) decides to offer live and check out the expanded and up-to-date entertainment to its patrons as well, and in version online. It includes late-breaking info doing so opts to make their space more conthat did not meet our print deadlines, couducive to such (say by installing a profespled with transcripts of the lengthy phone sional PA system, or covering the windows interviews I conducted with both Locos to improve the acoustics or “look” of the Deli & Pub co-owner Ben Everette and room, as did Locos —among plenty of other Alderman Johnson. eateries in town), they are in For those unfamilfact “acting like a club” and iar with the matter, dein flagrant violation of an pending on whom you unwieldy ordinance which believe, there is an onhe interprets as drawing a going battle pitting (on distinct line between those one side) Van Johnson, two types of establishments the City Manager’s of— but which plenty of othfice, the Revenue Dept., ers, including myself read as and —according to specifically providing for such Alderman Johnson— a thing. the entire rest of the Poppycock.

City Council, and, on That’s like saying SCAD the other, Locos. is an Equestrian Center masSeemingly, the battle querading as an art college. is over whether or not The owners of Locos tell Last week’s cover story that Broughton St. eatery me they “cannot be the poster and bar is allowed under child on this issue,” and nor Savannah’s alcohol ordinances to: A) admit should they be. But unfortunately, for now, those under 21 during late-night live music they are. That’s because Alderman Johnson, performances on the weekends, provided who initially claimed all he wanted was for they ID them, and mark them with a wristCity staff to enforce existing laws “equally” band to help prevent them from accessing and “across the board” is now backpedaling, alcohol while on the premises, B) even offer saying there is no need to shut down all the live music at all (either with or without a other popular, safe, established restaurants cover charge). around town that have doing either A or B However, in reality, this battle is actufor —in some cases— decades now. ally about something far greater. It’s funHe’s also floated the notion of demanddamentally about what sort of quality of ing that some eateries be compelled to hire life some people in city government think off-duty SPD officers to act as security when Savannahians (and our visiting guests) live entertainment is featured. should be allowed to enjoy. It’s about longYeah, like there’s a lot of gang-related acstanding bitterness. It’s about a perception tivity surrounding Harry O’Donoghue’s gigs among many that some facets of our local at Kevin Barry’s or a cheesy 80s cover band society have been marginalized and unfairly at Wild Wing’s. Gimme a break. demonized, while others have been given a Speaking as a music journalist and profree ride to do as they please. fessional musician who’s seen this town beIt’s in great part about race. come a better place to live, work and visit in It’s about race even if some of the key great part because of the growing live music protagonists in this silly, misguided witch scene (much of it centered around restauhunt don’t even realize they are —as a gifted rants), I cannot stress enough that abridging social commentator once opined— “only or outlawing either A or B would be a conpawns in the game.” voluted step backward in so many respects, Yes, there are all sorts of others issues at and viewed as an embarrassment by most play here, including the very real —and seriforward thinkers. ous— problem of underage drinking.

Does the law need to be changed and/or Yet, one cannot downplay or ignore clarified? Maybe. But that should only hapwhat appears to be a boldfaced lack of unpen with copious input from the very people derstanding on the part of City Manager whose livelihoods depend on this.

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oes the Bible condemn gays and lesbians? What about when one of those gays or lesbians is your own child?

This theological debate, in the news for causing rifts within religious denominations and local congregations, becomes personal for religious people when a family member reveals his or her homosexuality.

The personal side of this question is at the heart of For the Bible Tells Me So, a documentary released in 2007 and screening in Savannah Jan. 6. The film tells the stories of five Christian families with gay or lesbian family members. Among the stories are former U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt (D-Missouri) a Baptist whose daughter Chrissy is a lesbian; and, the ex-wife and parents of Gene Robinson, the first acknowledged gay man to be ordained as bishop in the Episcopal church in the United States.

Two local organizations, Reel Savannah Film Group and Stand Out Youth, are joining forces to sponsor the film and a post-screening panel discussion.

Family acceptance is an issue faced by many members of Stand Out Youth, described by board member Dan Watson as a nonprofit organization for gay/lesbian/ bisexual/transgender and “questioning” teens and young adults. Stand Out Youth holds weekly facilitated meetings attended by young people and occasionally by parents of first-time attendees.

“I think for most people the struggles do come down to belief systems—what’s right and what’s wrong, what’s acceptable and what’s not,” says Watson. “One of the things the film does is provide context to those passages in the Bible that deal specifically with sexuality, providing context from various theologians in various religions.”

Although all families featured in the film are Christian, two rabbis are among the many clergy who are interviewed.

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writer, will be one of four speakers on the follow-up panel. Other panelists are Rev. David Poteat and Mary Lou Wallner, whose family stories are featured in the film.

Poteat and his wife, parents of a lesbian daughter, are pastors of an evangelical independent Christian church in North Carolina. Wallner’s lesbian daughter’s suicide after being estranged from her family was the catalyst for Wallner’s TEACH Ministry, which preaches unconditional love for homosexuals, to refute “the untruth I have been taught throughout my life by the church,” Wallner writes on her website. “This new awareness has been supported through intense study of biblical passages, as well as continued dialogue with individuals on both sides of the issue,” she writes.

Reverend Billy Hester, senior minister of Savannah’s Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church Gephardt family in vintage portrait is another panelist. “One of our church members asked me to participate in the panel. He’s gay and knows that we are an inclusive church,” says Hester.

Hester describes the United Methodists as divided on the issue.

“There are two major books we have in Methodist church doctrine. One of the books speaks out against homosexuality; the other basically affirms that homosexuals are people of value and worth. You have this tension going on. The issue is tearing up congregations and families.”

Hester has counseled “many, many, many families” on homosexuality during his pastoral career, and is candid about his own path toward acceptance. “Growing up I used to condemn gay people. It’s been a long journey for me, getting to know people who were Christian and homosexual,” he says. “It’s another one of those fear issues we need to be talking about. It’s something I had to go through and I’m glad I am past that, becoming a more inclusive and accepting minister.”

One of Hester’s first pastoral positions was on the staff of Marble Collegiate Church in New York, the church of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.

While Hester served there, Marble Collegiate established a gay and lesbian fellowship group that “helped me come to terms with it. At first it was ironic, so many leaders of the church were gay but nobody talked about it,” Hester says.

“Finally we said, ‘this is ridiculous, these people are leading the church, why aren’t we talking?’ ” Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech are also interviewed in the film. In November, For the Bible Tells Me So was selected as one of fifteen semifinalists for Documentary Feature Academy Award.

Watson describes the film as “presenting all sides, generally fair and balanced.

The Poteat family. Parents Brenda Not everybody in the movie, not every famand David are interviewed, as is ily, is in the same place. That’s a good thing. daughter Tonia, far right It more accurately reflects where people are.

If they have a gay child and they are a family of faith then how do they deal with that?”

“This showing of the movie is not really the end point. In many regards it’s the beginning,” says Watson. “Our expectation is to take the DVD (coming out in early 2008) and meet with church groups and have further discussion. To use the movie and the panel discussion as a catalyst for further conversations, opportunities to continue the dialogue.” w

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■ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2

■ THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 Barnes & Noble Open Mic (8 p.m.) (Live Music) B & D Burgers (Southside) TBA (Live Music) Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

Benny’s Tybee Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) w/DJ Levis 9:30 p.m.

Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Blaine’s Back Door #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One Industrial Resurrection w/ DJ Shrapnel (DJ) 10 p.m.

Creekside Cafe TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Daiquiri Beach Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Fannie’s on the Beach “Georgia Kyle” Shiver & Fiddlin’ Scott Holton (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Acoustic guitar duo known for their tight vocal harmonies, playing rock, country and pop (covers/originals) 7 p.m.

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Fiddler’s Crab House The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-known electric blues trio led by a charismatic guitarist/singer (covers & originals). Jan 3, 9:30 p.m. Jan 4, 9:30 p.m.

Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist who’s entertained Savannahians for more than a decade 6:30 p.m.

The Grill Beachside TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Hang Fire DJ KZL’s Summer Camp Orgy (DJ) Eclectic mix of vintage soul, dub, rock, punk, electro, new wave, glam and exotica from the frontman of both GAM and Superhorse. 10 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) Rock, Blues, Soul and Pop 8 p.m.

The Island Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Trae Gurley’s “Swoonatra” (Live Music) Singing thespian’s tribute to ‘Ol Blue Eyes’ golden period 7:30 p.m.

The Jinx Dance Party w/ DJ D-Frost & Friends (DJ) 10 p.m.

The Johnny Mercer Theatre Nephew Tommy presents: Where’s Poppa Ray’s Money? (Other) African-American themed comedy/drama about a family feuding over their deceased father’s estate, written by a star of the Steve Harvey Morning (Radio) Show, 8 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston area solo artist singing and playing Celtic ballads, “Coastal Country”, pop, folk and rock on acoustic guitar with high-tech sequenced backing tracks (covers & originals). Jan 2, Jan 3, Jan 4, Jan 5 Jan 6 Loco’s Deli & Pub (Southside) Team Trivia w/ Kowboi (Other) 7 p.m.

Luther’s Rare & Well Done Branan Logan (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Mercury Lounge The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrockin’ local roots-a-billy quartet mixing classic rock, Americana, bluegrass, blues and folk. Playing originals and covers (Cash, Petty, Dylan, etc...) 10 p.m.

Moon River Brewing Co. Eric Britt (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/singer playing alt.rock and pop 8:30 p.m.

Myrtle’s Bar & Grill J. Howard Duff (Live Music) 7:30 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) 5 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Plum’s TBA (Live Music) 10:30 p.m.

Pogy’s TBA (Live Music) The Rail Pub “Helium Karaoke” w/ Wrath Nasty (Karaoke) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Slugger’s Trivia w/ Charles & Mikey (Other) 10 p.m.

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B & D Burgers (Southside) Trivia w/ Artie & Brad (Other) Starts at 10 p.m.

Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) The Bamboo Room “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

Cafe Loco TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Cheers to You Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

Club One #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) Creekside Cafe TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Daiquiri Beach Jeremy & Stephen of Argyle (Live Music) Acoustic duo set of classic rock, modern rock and reggae from two siblings in a popular local band (covers/originals) Doubles Lounge DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Acoustic guitar duo known for their tight vocal harmonies, playing pop, rock and country (covers/ originals) 7 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Hard-swinging Americana and garage-rock-infused Delta blues (covers & originals). 9:30 p.m.

Hang Fire Karaoke (Karaoke) We don’t really have tom explain this, do we? 9 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Jeff Beasley (Live Music) 7:30 p.m.

The Jinx Rock & Roll Bingo w/DJ Boo-Cock-Eye (DJ) (11 pm) Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston area solo artist singing and playing Celtic ballads, “Coastal Country”, pop, folk and rock on acoustic guitar with high-tech sequenced backing tracks (covers & originals). Jan 2, Jan 3, Jan 4, Jan 5 Jan 6 King’s Inn Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park David Duckworth (Live Music) Solo pianist (jazz, showtunes, classical) 7 p.m.

Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub Open Mic Night (Live Music) Hosted by Hudson & Markus 8 p.m.

Murphy’s Law Celtic Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) Panini’s Cafe TBA (Live Music) Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

The Quarter Sports Bar TBA (Live Music) Rock, Folk and Blues 10 p.m.

Savannah Down Under DJ Blue Ice (DJ) Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Scandals Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Solo singer/guitarist with sequenced backing playing pop/ rock/soul/beach hits and originals 8 p.m.

Slugger’s 5 Point Productions’ Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

Tantra Lounge TBA (DJ) 10 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tropicana Night Club Spitfire Poetry Slam (Other) Spoken Word showcase and competition 8 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) Pop, rock, country and blues acts 6 p.m.

Venus De Milo TBA (DJ) 9 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Karaoke (Karaoke) 8:30 p.m.

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Steamer’s TBA (Live Music) Rock, Country and Pop covers 9 p.m.

Tantra Lounge TBA (DJ) 10 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/ Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Tropicana Night Club DJ Southstar Spins Top 40 (DJ) 10 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Venus De Milo Hip Hop Night w/ DJ Maytag (DJ) Wasabi’s Live DJ Frankie Spins Hip-hop & Electric Fusion (DJ) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Bluffton) TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Hilton Head) TBA (Live Music) 10:30 p.m.

■ FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 A.J.’s Dockside “Georgia Kyle” Shiver (Live Music) American Legion Post 36 Karaoke (Karaoke) The Apex TBA (Live Music) B & B Ale House First Friday Fetish Night (Other, DJ) Dominance & Submission themed party thrown by local impresario Chris Cook, with voyeuristic and mildly salacious fetish play set to the turntablism of DJ Analog Kid (who won Best Club DJ in our most recent Readers’ Poll) 10 p.m.

B & D Burgers (Southside) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Baja Cantina TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

The Bamboo Room TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/vocalist playing rock and pop (covers/originals) 9 p.m.

Benny’s Tybee Tavern TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bogey’s TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Captain’s Lounge #@*!

Karaoke (Karaoke) Club One Local Cast, DJ Jason Hancock (Main Floor) (DJ) Coach’s Corner Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Crystal Beer Parlor The Beer Parlor Ramblers (Live Music) Dixieland Jazz 7:30 p.m.

Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Dewey’s Dockside Karaoke (Karaoke) 6 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Beach, Shag and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Dolphin Reef Lounge & Ocean Plaza The Denny Phillips Duo (Live Music) Rock, Pop and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) El Picasso Karaoke (8 p.m.)

(Karaoke) Fannie’s on the Beach TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-known electric blues trio led by a charismatic guitarist/singer (covers & originals). Jan 3, 9:30 p.m. Jan 4, 9:30 p.m.

Friendly’s Tavern 2 #@*!

Karaoke (Karaoke) Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (9 p.m.)

(Karaoke) Glazer’s Pub The Chuck Courtenay Band (Live Music) Well-known area honky-tonk, country and southern rock combo (covers & originals).

9 p.m.

Hang Fire DJ Jake (DJ) 10 p.m. 10 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers 8 p.m.

Huck-A-Poo’s TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Hyatt Regency TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

The Island Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar David Lugo & Latin Jazz Motion (Live Music) Area Latin jazz combo led by a veteran conga player (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

Jen’s & Friends TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Pop, Country and Soul covers/ originals 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston area solo artist singing and playing Celtic ballads, “Coastal Country”, pop, folk and rock on acoustic guitar with hightech sequenced backing tracks (covers & originals).

Jan 2, Jan 3, Jan 4, Jan 5 Jan 6

Kokopelli’s Jazz Club Jackson Evans (Live Music) Solo jazz guitarist known for his work in the popular local trio Silver Lining (covers & originals).

Jan 4, 8, 9:30 & 11 p.m. Jan 5, 8, 9:30 & 11 p.m.

Luther’s Rare & Well Done TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Mansion on Forsyth Park Eric Jones; The New Billy Hoffman Trio (Live Music) Solo pianist (jazz, Latin); Updated lineup of a longtime local jazz combo, helmed by a versatile and talented trap drummerand percussionist.

Jan 4, 5 & 9 p.m.

Moon River Brewing Co. TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Murphy’s Law TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) 10:30 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Pogy’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Quality Inn American Pride Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

The Quarter Sports Bar TBA (Live Music) Rock, Folk and Blues 10 p.m.

Riders Lounge TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Scandals TBA (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Blues and Country cover bands 9:30 p.m.

Spanky’s Karaoke (9 p.m.)

(Karaoke) Steamer’s TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Blues, Rock, Pop & Country covers/originals 9 p.m.

Stogie’s DJ Paynt & DJ Mself (DJ) Tantra Lounge The Permanent Tourists (Live Music) Accomplished regional R & B/rock/soul/funk cover band geared for dancing. 9 p.m.

TBA (DJ) Jan 5, 1 a.m. Jan 6, 1 a.m.

Tubby’s Tank House TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Country, Pop & Blues covers/originals 6 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Country and Blues covers/originals 6 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Pop, Rock, Country, Soul & Bluegrass covers/originals 7 p.m.

Venus De Milo Live DJ (DJ)

Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier (Live Music) Talented jazz vocalist who spent several years on the L.A. scene 7 p.m.

The Warehouse Josh Maul & Mojo Bone (Live Music) New elctric blues combo led by the former guitarist of Deep Blue 3 (covers & originals). 8 p.m.

Wasabi’s DJ Frankie -C Spins Hip-hop an Electric Fusion (8 p.m.) (DJ) Ways Station Tavern Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church First Friday for Folk Music (Live Music) Monthly coffeehousestyle acoustic music event featuring notable local, regional and national folk artists in a variety of styles.

This installment includes Canada’s guitarist/singer Tia Mcgraff and her husband Tommy Parham, and locals Michael Maddox (Piedmont blues guitar and vocals) and singer/12-string guitarist Bill Schumann (trad and contemporary folk and humorous tunes). Smoke and alcohol-free family environment. 7:30 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Live DJ (DJ) 8 p.m.

Yong’s Country Club (formerly the Music Box) TBA (Live Music)

■ SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 The Apex TBA (Live Music) Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) The Jordan Ross Import (Live Music) MOR acoustic guitarbased pop/rock from Hilton Head 8 p.m.

The Bamboo Room TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Bay Street Blues Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/vocalist playing rock and pop (covers/originals) 9 p.m.

Benny’s Tybee Tavern TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Bernie’s on River Street Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Bogey’s TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

The Britannia British Pub Curbside (Live Music) Area modern rock/pop combo (covers & originals). 9 p.m.

Cafe Ambrosia TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Captain’s Lounge #@*!

Karaoke (Karaoke) Chuck’s Bar #@*! Karaoke (Karaoke) City Market TBA (Live Music) 2 p.m.

Club One DJ Hancock (DJ) 10 p.m.

Creekside Cafe TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke) Dawg House Grill TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

DC2 Design DJ Kiah (DJ) 10 p.m.

Deb’s Pub & Grub Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Dewey’s Dockside TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Doc’s Bar Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Long-running party band specializing in disco, 60s rock, Motown and vintage soul (covers).

Dos Primos TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Fannie’s on the Beach Randy “Hatman” Smith (Live Music) Beach, Boogie & Blues from a solo guitarist “with the full band sound” 8 p.m.

Fiddler’s Crab House Listen 2 Three (Live Music) Up-andcoming local melodic modern pop-rock trio wihth a strong blues influence (covers & originals). 9:30 p.m.

French Quarter Cafe TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Gayna’s Bar Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Glazer’s Pub TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Grapevine Gail Thurmond (Live Music) Piano & vocal jazz, country, Latin and standards by a veteran songwriter and recording artist who’s entertained Savannahians for more than a decade 6:30 p.m.

Hang Fire DJ Jake (DJ) 10 p.m. 10 p.m.

Hercules Bar and Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Hyatt Regency TBA (Live Music) The Island Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Josh Maul & Mojo Bone (Live Music) New area electric blues combo led by the former guitarist of Deep Blue 3 (covers & originlas). 9 p.m.

Jen’s & Friends TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Pop, Rock, Country, Blues & Soul covers/ originals 10 p.m.

Juarez Mexican Restaurant (Waters Ave.) Karaoke (Karaoke) Jukebox Bar & Grill TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

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Trustees Theater Film: Ratatouille (Other) Pixar Studios’ acclaimed animated adventure. 8 p.m.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt) TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Venus De Milo DJ Maytag (DJ) 10 p.m.

VFW Club (Hinesville) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Vic’s on The River Claire Frazier (Live Music) Talented jazz vocalist who spent several years on the L.A. scene 7 p.m.

The Warehouse The Train Wrecks (Live Music) Hardrockin’ roots-a-billy quartet blending bluegrass, classic rock, Americana, folk and blues. Playing originals from their debut CD as well as covers (Johnny Cash, Dylan, Petty, Springsteen, etc...) 8 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay & Bucky Bryant (Live Music) Acoustic guitar duo singing pop, rock and country favorites. 1 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Bluffton) TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

The Wind Rose Cafe TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

■ SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 A.J.’s Dockside Joey Manning (Live Music) Singing keyboardist/guitarist offering popular hits 7 p.m.

Aqua Star Restaurant (Westin Harbor Hotel) Ben Tucker & Bob Alberti (Live Music) Veteran Jazz Duo (piano & bass) playing standards 11:30 a.m.

Bahama Bob’s (Pooler) Karaoke (Karaoke) Belford’s TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Benny’s Tybee Tavern Roy & the Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Solo singer/guitarist with sequenced backing playing pop/rock/soul/beach hits and originals 5 p.m.

Bernie’s (Tybee) Karaoke w/ DJ Levis (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Captain’s Lounge #@*!

Karaoke (Karaoke) Daquiri Island Karaoke (Karaoke)

Dewey’s Dockside Roy & The Circuit Breakers (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Shag, Blues & Soul hits 5 p.m.

Doc’s Bar TBA (Live Music) Beach, Shag, Soul, Pop, Rock, Boogie, Country & Blues Doubles Lounge “World Famous” DJ Sam Diamond (DJ) Driftaway Cafe TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Pop, Country, Blues & Soul covers El Potro Mexican Restaurant Karaoke w/Michael (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

The Flying Fish Barry Johnson (Live Music) Acoustic Rock, Country, Blues & Pop covers 6 p.m.

The Island Grill TBA (Live Music) 5 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Ray of Bottles & Cans (Live Music) Solo set from the charismatic guitarist/frontman of local blues/garage rock/psychedelic Americana combo Bottles & Cans (covers & originals).

7 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston area solo artist singing and playing Celtic ballads, “Coastal Country”, pop, folk and rock on acoustic guitar with hightech sequenced backing tracks (covers & originals).

Jan 2, Jan 3, Jan 4, Jan 5 Jan 6 Marlin Monroe’s Surfside Grill TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

Murphy’s Law Irish Pub Acoustic Session, Celtic Karaoke (Live Music) Traditional Celtic acoustic jam session for pros and amateurs alike, followed by Karaoke 7 & 9 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Red Leg Saloon Karaoke w/Frank Nelson (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Savannah Smiles “PianoPalooza” (Live Music) Sea Dawgs TBA (Live Music) 1 p.m.

Slugger’s 5 Point Productions Karaoke (Karaoke) 10 p.m.

Trustees Theater Poetry Performance by Paul D (Other) 25-year-old award-winning poet, certified language arts teacher and hip-hop artist using imagery, word play and storytelling. 8 p.m.

Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House TBA (Live Music) Acoustic Blues, Country, Rock, Bluegrass & Pop acts

The Warehouse Thomas Claxton (Live Music) Acoustic guitarist/singer playing Rock & Pop covers/originals 7:30 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay, Live Music TBA (Live Music) Popular Rock, Country & Pop covers and originals (acoustic) 1 & 10 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Bluffton) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Hilton Head) TBA (Live Music) 11 p.m.

■ MONDAY, JANUARY 7 Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

Blueberry Hill Karaoke (Karaoke) The Boathouse The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Internationally-known electric blues trio led by an ace guitarist/singer 6 p.m.

Doubles Lounge Live DJ (DJ) Beach Music Driftaway Cafe TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

The Grill Beachside TBA (Live Music) 7 p.m.

The Jinx DJ KZL’s Kaleidoscope (DJ) wild mashup of garage rock, vintage soul, punk, psychedelic, modern electro, glam and psychedelia spun by Superhorse frontman Keith Kozel (10 pm) Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Touring acoustic guitarist/singer playing Celtic ballads, pop, and folk (covers & originals). Jan 7 Jan 8 Carroll Brown (Live Music) “Coastal Country” acoustic guitarist and singer from just outside Charleston, who plays folk, pop, country and Celtic covers and originals with sequenced backing. 8 p.m.

King’s Inn Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Murphy’s Law Open Mic Night (Live Music) 7:30 p.m.

Savannah Actor’s Theatre “The PBR Show” (Other) Live, weekly, old-fashioned “Radio Drama” w/music, sound effects and improvisation 8 p.m.

Scandals DJ Marty Corley (Karaoke) 9:30 p.m.

Tantra Lounge DJ In Coma (DJ) 10:30 p.m.

Wet Willie’s Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe (Hilton Head) TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

■ TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 Bay Street Blues Live Trivia (Other) 10 p.m.

Bayou Cafe Chief (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Soul, Blues and Country covers -9 p.m.

Blaine’s Back Door #@*!

Karaoke (Karaoke) Buffalo’s Cafe Karaoke (Karaoke) 7 p.m.

Daiquiri Beach BN Trivia w/ Artie & Brad (Other) 10 p.m.

Deb’s Pub & Grub #@*!

Karaoke (Karaoke) 10:30 p.m.

Driftaway Cafe TBA (Live Music) 6 p.m.

Hang Fire Pub Quiz Trivia (Other) Live pop culture team trivia game. 9 p.m.

Jazz’d Tapas Bar Diana Rogers (Live Music) Longtime solo pianist playing Jazz, Showtunes & Standards 7 p.m.

The Jinx Alternative Hiphop Night w/DJ D-Frost (Live Music) Feat. latenight Freestyle Battles and Breakdancing 10 p.m.

Kevin Barry’s Frank Emerson (Live Music) Touring acoustic guitarist/singer playing Celtic ballads, pop, and folk (covers & originals). Jan 7 Jan 8 Carroll Brown (Live Music) “Coastal Country” acoustic guitarist and singer from just outside Charleston, who plays folk, pop, country and Celtic covers and originals with sequenced backing. 8 p.m.

Mercury Lounge Open Jam Night w/The Eric Culberson Blues Band (Live Music) Amateurs & Pros alike can sit in and jam along with a well-known, touring blues trio 10 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Stogie’s Two Originals (Live Music) Acoustic guitar duo playing Blues, Rock and Jam originals, plus Grateful Dead covers 10 p.m.

Tommy’s Karaoke w/Jeff & Rebecca (Karaoke) Wet Willie’s Karaoke (Karaoke) 9 p.m.

Wild Wing Cafe Chuck Courtenay, Team Trivia w/The Mayor (Live Music) Solo acoustic guitarist/singer playing Pop, Country & Rock hits, followed by a live trivia match 6 p.m.

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Kevin Barry’s Carroll Brown (Live Music) Charleston area solo artist singing and playing Celtic ballads, “Coastal Country”, pop, folk and rock on acoustic guitar with hightech sequenced backing tracks (covers & originals).

Jan 2, Jan 3, Jan 4, Jan 5 Jan 6 Kokopelli’s Jazz Club Jackson Evans (Live Music) Solo jazz guitarist known for his work in the popular local trio Silver Lining (covers & originals).

Jan 4, 8, 9:30 & 11 p.m. Jan 5, 8, 9:30 & 11 p.m.

Luther’s Rare & Well Done TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Marlin Monroe’s Surfside Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Montgomery Presbyterian Church Tia McGraff and Tommy Parham (Live Music) International recording artist, described as a “young Linda Ronstadt.” Coffee and gourmet desserts will be served. 7 p.m.

Moon River Brewing Co. TBA (Live Music) Blues, Jazz, Rock, Pop & Funk covers/originals 8 p.m.

Mulberry Inn The Champagne Jazz Trio (Live Music) 8 p.m.

One Hot Mama’s BBQ TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Panini’s Cafe TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Paradiso at Il Pasticcio DJ Matthew Gilbert & DJ Kwaku (DJ) House Music 11:30 p.m.

Planter’s Tavern TBA (Live Music) Piano Jazz -7 p.m.

Pogy’s TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Quality Inn American Pride Karaoke (Karaoke) 8 p.m.

The Quarter Sports Bar TBA (Live Music) Rock, Folk and Blues 10 p.m.

Savannah Jazz & Blues Bistro (Bluffton) TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Savannah Smiles Dueling Pianos (Live Music) -8:30 p.m.

Scandals TBA (Live Music) Rock, Pop, Blues and Country cover bands 9:30 p.m.

The Sea Grill TBA (Live Music) 8 p.m.

Shamrock’s Irish Pub TBA (Live Music) 9 p.m.

Spanky’s TBA (Live Music) 10 p.m.

Stogie’s DJ Aushee Knights (DJ) House Music & ‘80s hits 10 p.m.

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Given the emphasis on history in the National Treasure franchise, this followup to the 2004 original reminded me of a line from the Herman’s Hermits tune about that jolly historical figure Henry the Eighth: “Second verse, same as the first.” In other words, National Treasure: Book of Secrets is essentially the same movie as its blockbuster predecessor, meaning it’s a draggy combination of The Da Vinci Code and matineestyle thrills. Only Nicolas Cage’s Benjamin Franklin Gates is no Indiana Jones, and (like the first flick) this isn’t Raiders of the Lost Ark. Moving ahead at breakneck speed and with no time for rhyme or reason, it’s a disjointed yarn in which Gates, in an effort to prove that his great-great-grandfather wasn’t

Jermaine Williams -- Tolson is determined that his squad will emerge as one of the best, if not the best, in the nation; to accomplish that goal, however, he and his charges will have to contend not only with the racism of the time but also with tensions within their own ranks.

PC to a fault -- I love how in the debates, Tolson’s team conveniently always gets to argue the right side of any given topic (poverty, equal rights, etc.) -- The Great Debaters is nevertheless sincere in its belief in the power of education and in the importance of language. Coproduced by Oprah Winfrey and running just right at 124 minutes, it’s naked in its shameless desire to make audiences wince at every setback and cheer at every victory. The strength of the movie is that it gets away with it almost every time.

one of the conspirators behind Abe Lincoln’s assassination, must locate a legendary lost city of gold by uncovering clues hidden on historical artifacts in Paris, London and at the White House. Practically the entire principal cast returns from the original film - Jon Voight as Gates’ dad, Diane Kruger as his girlfriend, Justin Bartha as his sidekick, and Harvey Keitel as the sympathetic FBI agent hovering around the margins (a role that exists for no discernible reason) -- and they’re joined by a slumming Ed Harris as a one-minute-he’s-a-bad-guy-now-he’s-goodno-wait-he’s-bad-again treasure seeker and a slumming Helen Mirren as Gates’ feisty mother. It should be noted that this marks Mirren’s first screen appearance since winning an Oscar for The Queen. Granted, that’s not nearly as shocking as Shirley MacLaine turning up in Cannonball Run II immedi-

ately after her Terms of Endearment Oscar victory, but it’s nothing to brag about, either.

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It’s possible for P.S. I Love You to have emerged as a winning romantic comedydrama had its running time been capped at 100 minutes. That way, this adaptation of Cecelia Ahern’s novel could have focused on the most interesting aspect of this story: the palpable sense of loss a wife experiences after her husband dies of a brain tumor, and his efforts (planned in advance, of course) to insure that she doesn’t forfeit her life to misery and despair. This is prime tearjerker material, and Hilary Swank and (to a lesser degree) Gerard Butler demonstrate that they’re capable of pulling this off. Instead, P.S. I Love You runs 126 minutes, and that extra half-hour bloats the material into an

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And why not? Abbey (and Kona, also listed Knightley’s role doesn’t allow her to flourin the credits as playing Samantha; perhaps ish as she did under Wright’s direction in Abbey’s stunt double?) is a wonderfully exPride and Prejudice, which is fine, since this pressive animal, and once the canine’s screen is Briony’s story and McAvoy’s film. As soltime decreases in the picture’s second half, emnly played by Ronan, the teenage Briony the rapport between man and his best friend comes off as a bad seed writ large, with an dissipates to make room for the usual testy IQ that, coupled with her naivety, makes her continued on page 30 relations between frightened humans as well

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especially dangerous. It’s a memorable performance in the best-written role, yet it’s the excellent McAvoy who injects the proceedings with a notable degree of compassion: We ache for Robbie throughout this tale, and McAvoy expertly conveys the feelings and frustrations of a man who dared to dream outside his station in life, only to watch as his desires go up in flames. It’s a shame that the denouement doesn’t completely provide us with the emotional catharsis we require. Providing a clever, bittersweet twist, it affects the head more than the heart, and reveals a certain measure of clinical execution on the part of Wright.

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About the best one can say about this occasionally rancid but mostly just dull film is that it’s not as excruciating as Garfield: The Movie, another ill-conceived project that placed CGI animals in the real world. Here, Jason Lee is the hapless human who serves as the sacrificial-career lamb: He plays Dave, a failed songwriter who also has trouble getting close to anyone, including a predictably va-va-voomish girlfriend (Cameron Richardson). But along come our all-talking, all-singing chipmunk siblings -- Alvin, Simon and Theodore -- to not only help him produce a smash single but also teach him the importance of friendship and family. The three rodents’ lines are spoken by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney, but their voices are so digitally altered that they might as well be lipsynched by Hillary, Barack and Mitt. Then again, that speaks to the whole impersonal tone of the project, which has so little regard for the brand name’s nostalgic factor that it updates the concept by briefly putting the trio in rappers’ outfits in one scene and allowing Simon to eat Theodore’s turd in another. Desperately conceived on every level, this forlorn family film amounts to little more than celluloid roadkill.

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The poster for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story states it’s “From The Guy Who Brought You Knocked Up And Superbad,” but really, it feels more like it’s “From The Guy Who Brought You Anchorman And Talladega Nights.” Yes, Judd Apatow is one of the co-writers (sharing scripting duties with director Jake Kasdan), but that savory mix of satire and sentiment that worked well in his two summer hits is largely missing here; instead, we get the broad laughs and easy targets more at home in films headlining Will Ferrell. A sendup of music biopics like Walk the Line and Ray, it spends so much time dutifully tracking the clichés inherent in these types of films that a certain by-the-numbers stagnation begins to settle in. Still, that’s not to say that some moments don’t connect: A sequence involving The Beatles demands to be seen if only for the opportunity to catch Jack Black cast as Paul McCartney(!), and I love the string of scenes in which Dewey (John C. Reilly) gets introduced to increasingly harsher drugs.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1/2 This is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 Broadway smash, but it hides its stage roots so thoroughly that it feels like a piece created for the silver screen. In refashioning Sweeney Todd for the movies, Tim Burton and scripter John Logan have presented audiences with a big, bold endeavor that functions as an upscale slasher film: It’s bloody but also bloody good, with the gore tempered by the melancholy love stories that dominate the proceedings. Burton’s go-to guy, Johnny Depp, delivers a haunted performance as Benjamin Barker, a sweet-natured barber who’s falsely imprisoned by a lecherous judge (Alan Rickman) who covets Barker’s wife. Fifteen years later, Barker returns to London a changed man: Now calling himself Sweeney Todd and looking like a zombie who’s already been buried a couple of times, he sets about planning his revenge.

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(Helena Bonham Carter), a lonely widow to oust the invading Soviet army. Charlie’s whose love for Todd will clearly remain spurred to take action at the insistence of unrequited. As partners-in-crime, howhis politically savvy friend Joanne Herring ever, they’re matched beautifully: A crazed (Julia Roberts, little more than serviceable), Todd slits the throats of all who sit in his a born-again right-wing millionaire who barber’s chair, while Mrs. Lovett grinds up also hails from the Lone Star State. Charlie the corpses to use in her increasingly popdoes his best, but it isn’t until he teams up ular meat pies. Burton’s decision to stylize with prickly CIA operative Gust Avrakotos the film to within an inch of its life was a (Philip Seymour Hoffman, marvelous) that sound one, resultthe ball gets rolling and ing in a visual feast the Afghans are able to that dazzles even defend themselves. But through the setting’s at what cost to the funecessary grime. ture? Charlie Wilson’s First Annual Short Circuit The blandness of War doesn’t answer Traveling Film Festival the actors portrayits own question, preing the story’s young What: A self-contained, 2.5 hour film ferring instead to let festival with 12 short films, selected for lovebirds, Jamie viewers mull over the their artistic merit by a panel of media Campbell Bower response. and Jayne Wisner, is arts pforessionals. Categories include fictional, animation, documentary and exThe Golden a debit, but as comperimental. When: Jan. 4 and 11 at 6 pensation, there’s Compass p.m. On Jan. 11, two of the directors will Borat himself, **1/2 Sacha Baron Cohen, be present to answer questions from the audience.

Where: Emma Kelly Theater, Christians have cast as a charlaAveritt Center for the Arts, 33 E. Main St. been on the warpath tan named Pirelli in Statesboro. Cost: $14, which includes for believing that the - perhaps not since all 12 shows, hors d’ouevres and beverfilm attacks their reliEric Rhodes played ages during intermission. gion. Non-Christians Alberto Beddini in have been furious bethe Astaire-Rogers Screening: Ratatouille cause they’ve heard classic Top Hat has What: The SCAD Student Activities that the movie removes an actor so deliberCouncil welcomes students back with all condemnations ately mangled the this tale where five-star restaurants and of Christianity. Book Italian language. rats come together for the ultimate fishlovers have braced And while neither out-of-water tale. When: Jan. 5 at 8 themselves for a basDepp nor Carter are p.m. Where: Trustees Theater, 216 E. tardization of their beclassically trained Broughton St. loved text. But a movie singers, both are Reel Savannah presents For is a separate entity from just fine belting out the Bible Tells Me So a book and as such deSondheim’s tunes.

What: The Savannah premiere of the serves to be judged on universally praised documentary that its own terms. And on Charlie explores the issues of religion and homothat level, The Golden Wilson’s sexuality in the United States. The film Compass is an acceptWar demonstrates how the religious right has able piece of fantasy used its interpretation of the Bible to stig- fluff, a cluttered mishmatize the gay community. Sponsored by mash that neverthePolitics and moStandOutYouth. When: Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. less can lay claim to its tion pictures don’t Where: Victory Square 9. Cost: $8. own scattered charms. mix -- at least not An ambitious tale set in 2007, when all on an alternate world, movies in this vein The Golden Compass opens with an exposihave tanked at the box office. Purists will tory crawl meant to set up the story, but not balk at the notion that any work of art since 1984’s ill-fated adaptation of Dune has should be watered down for mass cona supposedly helpful introduction been so sumption, but it’s a simple fact that audiimpenetrable. Top-billed Nicole Kidman ences hit the multiplexes to attend a movie, plays the villainous Marisa Coulter, but not a lecture. So trust that old lion Mike the lead is actually Dakota Blue Richards, Nichols to remember how to do it right. a talented child actress whose presence Charlie Wilson’s War is sterling entertaingoes a long way toward keeping this story ment punched across with enough glitz to grounded. Richards stars as Lyra, the sell it but not too much to bury it. Aided by spunky lass whose devotion to her uncle, a big-name cast and a sharp script by Aaron the explorer Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig), Sorkin (adapting George Crile’s nonfiction and to her young chums contributes to her book), Nichols has crafted a winning if oclanding in the middle of a large-scale skircasionally facile work whose level of intelmish that finds the fascistic members of the ligence is measured by how much (or how religious ruling body fighting all manner of little) each individual viewer wants to put outsiders in an effort to not only hold onto into it. Kicking off in the 1980s, it follows power but insure that they eliminate the Texas Democratic Congressman Charlie notion of “free will” entirely. w Wilson (Tom Hanks), a blustery politi-

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2008 Presidential Preference Primary The election will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, and the deadline to register to vote or make any changes to a current voter application is Monday, Jan. 7. For information, contact the Chatham County Voter Registration office, 1117 Eisenhower Dr. Suite E or call 7901520. Through Jan. 7.

AMBUCS is dedicated to creating mobility and independence of people with disabilities Volunteers meet every first and third Monday at 7 p.m. at Fire Mountain Restaurant on Stephenson Ave. Call Ann Johnson at 897-4818. First and Third Mon. of every month. Fire Mountain Restaurant, 209 Stephenson Ave. (912) 354-5595. www. ryansrg.com/ Chatham County Young Democrats is dedicated to getting young people ages 14 to 39 active in governmental affairs and to encourage their involvement at all levels of the Democratic party. Contact Rakhsheim Wright at 604-7319 or chathamcountyyds@ yahoo.com or visit www.org.

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Drinking Liberally Promoting democracy one pint at a time -share politics while sharing a pitcher. This is an informal gathering of like-minded, leftleaners who may want to trade ideas, get more involved and just enjoy each other’s company. For information on times and location, visit www.DrinkingLiberally.org or send email to august1494@excite.com.

League of Women Voters meets on the first Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in Room 3 of the Heart and Lung Building at Candler Hospital. Membership is open to anyone 18 and older. First Mon. of every month. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 8196000. www.sjchs.org Libertarian Party of Chatham County meets the first and third Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Chinatown Buffet, 307 Highway 80 in Garden City. Purchase of a meal gets you in. Call 308-3934 or visit http://www.nodebts.com/chathamlibertariansga.html. First and Third Thurs. of every month.

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Feral Cat Program Needs Supplies The Milton Project is seeking supplies, including small spice containers (plastic only), medium-sized gloves, batteries and flashlights with hook-on belt loops, hand-held can openers, puppy training pads, canned tuna and mackeral, KFC coupons specifically for chicken-only buckets, bath sheets and beach towels, blankets and buckets to hold supplies for trappers. Contact Sherry Montgomery at 351-4151 or sherry@coastalpetrescue.org.

Home and Heart Warming Program The United Way of the Coastal Empire is taking applications for this Atlanta Gas Light Co. program. United Way was given a grant to be used to help low-income homeowners with free repair or replacement of gas appliances, such as hot water heaters, furnaces, space heaters and stoves. Qualified customers also can apply for free weatherization of their homes. The program is open to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Glynn counties. Call 651-7730.

I Sold It on eBay for Coastal Pet Rescue I Sold It on eBay is accepting items on behalf of Coastal Pet Rescue. Donors may bring any item valued at more than $40 to the I Sold It On eBay store located next to TJ Maxx in Savannah Centre. The item will be listed and proceeds will go directly to Coastal Pet Rescue. Call 351-4151 or 353-

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7633 or visit www.coastalpetrescue.org or www.isolditsavannah.com.

Looking for 35mm Analog Cameras A non-profit that teaches photography to atrisk yout is seeking donations of old 35mm Analog SLR cameras, darkroom equipment, other camera equipment and black and white film. Call Anthony Faris at 224-8296.

Medical Mission to Nigeria A team is forming for the 5th medical mission to Owerrie, Nigeria. In 2004, Tybee Island adopted Owerrie as a sister city. The team will travel to Nigeria on March 20 for two weeks. Anyone with a mind to serve is welcome, including doctors, nurses, artists, dentists, clergy, community activists. Call Julia Pearce, RN at 414-0809 or 786-5523 or ebonyhag@aol.com. Through Feb. 19.

Recycle, Reduce and Reuse for Coastal Pet Rescue Coastal Pet Rescue is asking area businesses to collect ink and toner cartridges at their offices. This fund-raiser will help with regular vet care for rescued pets. Contact Becky Soprych at 351-4151 or becky@coastalpetrescue.org to arrange for cartridge pickup.

Ronald McDonald House An open house will be held at the Ronald McDonald House, the home away from home for families of hospitalized children, every second and fourth Monday from 4-5 p.m. through Dec. 24. Take a tour, ask questions, have a bite to eat. The house is located at 4710 Waters Ave. on the campus of Memorial Hospital. Ronald McDonald House, 4710 Waters Avenue. 912-356-5520. www.rmhccoastalempire.org/ Steppin in Strawberry with a Touch of Chocolate Steppers Ball VISION 2000 Community Development Corp. Inc. will host its first annual fundraising event on Feb. 23 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Prince Mason Hall, 602 E. Broad St. Tickets are $25. Learn to Chicago-style step at a six-week series of workshops to be held every Sunday beginning Jan. 6 from 35 p.m. at Savannah State University’s Wilcox Gym and every Wednesday beginning Jan. 9 from 7-9 p.m. at the W.W. Law Center, 909 E. Bolton St. All workshops are free of charge and conducted by Tunya Coleman of the Savannah Stylistic Steppers. Through Feb. 23.

Tropical Storm Noel and Flood Benefit Savannah Learning Center is collecting donations of tents, medicine, canned food, milk, diapers, potable water, clothes, footwear, blanekts, towels, personal hygiene items, gas lamps, flashlights, batteries and so on for victims of Tropical Storm Noel in the Dominican Republic. Donations also are needed to help victims of the flood in Tabasco, Mexico. Call Araceli Harper at 272-4570 or Mercedes Espaillat at 927-7487.

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5th Annual Mr. Black Teen My Dream Productions, Inc. is accepting applications for its 5th Annual Mr. Black Teen of Savannah Scholarship Competition, which will be held in April. The winner will receive $1,000, a shopping spree, an honorary banquet and a trophy. Young men ages 13-19 who are attending middle or high school are eligible to enter. This year’s theme is “Standing on the Shoulder of Great Men!” Call 351-6159.

AASU Masquers Auditions The Armstrong Atlantic State University Department of Art, Music & Theatre’s Masquers student theater troupe will hold auditions for a spring semester stage production, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” by Ntozake Shange. At least 7 females and 2 males, ages 16 to 35, are needed. Auditions wil be held Jan. 16 and 17 at 6 p.m. at the Masquers Chinese Theater, located in the Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. Rehearsals will begin in January and the performances are set for March 27-30. Call 927-5381 weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Through Jan. 17.

Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn St. 912-927-5277. about.armstrong.edu/Maps/index.html Cultural Arts Theatre Auduitions will be held Jan. 3 and 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Black Box at S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St., for the production “A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad.” The production will be staged Feb. 22, 23, 24 and March 1, 2 and 3 in conjunction with the 19th annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival. The script calls for two AfricanAmerican girls, ages 12-18, and numerous African-American and Caucasian actors 16 and older. Cold readings will be done from the script. Call-backs will be held Jan. 6 at noon. 651-6783 or www.savannahga.gov/ arts. Through Jan. 4. S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St. Epworth Players Auditions The Epworth Players will hold auditions for “Two X T.W.” Jan. 4 from 7-9 p.m. and Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Epworth Methodist Church, 38th and Bull streets.

Four men ages 20 to 65, four women ages 20 to 50, one boy 7-9 and one girl 11-13 are needed for Thornton Wilder’s “The Happy Journey” and Tennessee Williams’ “The Case of the Crushed Petunias.” Technicians also are needed. Production dates are Feb. 15 and 16. For info, contact Ellen R. Hooper at epworthcenterforthearts@yahoo.com.

Through Jan. 5.

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703D Louisville Rd. The longest running play in history is about a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. It will be directed by Sasha McCurdy and will run for three weekends, March 13–30. Rehearsals will be Jan. 30–March 12. Bring a list of all possible conflicts with the rehearsal and performance dates. Roles are available for 3 women and 5 men. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. For more information, visit www.littletheatreofsavannah.org.

Through Jan. 29. Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. 912-232-6080. www.savannahactorstheatre.org Savannah Shakespeare Festival is seeking participants for tne 2008 festival, to be held Saturday, May 17 in Forsyth Park.

Non-profit theaters and spoken word organizations based within the city of Savannah are encouraged to submit a letter of interest by mail to: Savannah Shakespeare Festival, 9 W. Henry St., Savannah, 31401., fax to 6514677 or e-mail to savshakes@aol.com. The deadline for letters of interest is Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. For information, contact Jin Hi Soucy Rand at 713-1137 or savshakes@aol.com.

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700 Kitchen Cooking School will offer hands-on educational/entertaining cooking classes at the Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. The cost of each class is $90 per person. Call 238-5158 or visit http://www.700kitchen.com.

Beading Classes Learn jewelry-making techniques from beginner to advanced at Bead Dreamer Studio, 407A E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 9206659. Bead Dreamer Studio, 407 A East Montgomery Crossroads. 912-920-6659. www.beaddreamer.com Bridging Art and Writing The Savannah College of Art and Design Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will present Mary Erickson on Jan. 9 from 6-7 p.m. as part of the Innovative Teaching and Learning Symposium series.

She will discuss how a team of educators reconciled the ways students think about art and writingm, improving their abilities to create and interpret art, as well as improve writing and language arts skills. The lecture will be presented at Alexander Hall, 668 Inidan St., and a reception will follow.

This event is free and open to the public.

Through Jan. 9.

Brush with Clay Classes in Raku, brush work, relief work, surface decoration, figurative and more in

clay with individual attention are offered at CarosArt Studio by professional artist/clay sculptor Carolyne Graham. Costs $100 for 6 classes, or $30 per class. Clay supplies are extra. Call 925-7393 to register.

Business Seminar VCL Consulting Group, Inc. presents “How To Facilitate Precise, Productive, Powerful Meetinga” in two sessons on Monday, Feb. 18 at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, Savannah Airport. The seminar will allow participants to achieve skills such as: creating clear agendas, learning highparticipation techniques, understanding empowerment zones and more. Registration is $59.99 per person. Call 265-4200 or visit www.vclinc.com. Through Feb. 18. Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, 6711 Abercorn St. Construction Apprentice Program is a free 16-week training program for men and women interested in gaining construction skills for career level jobs in construction. Earn a technical certificate of credit with no cost for trainingk, books or tools. Provided t hrough a collaboration of Chatham County, the Homebuilders Association of Savannah, Savannah Technical Eollege and Step Up Savannah’s Poverty Reduction Initiative. To apply, call Tara H. Sinclair at 604-9574. continued on page 34

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you know what an expansion joint is? No, it’s not slang for a marijuana cigarette you smoke in hopes of enlarging your worldview. Rather, it’s an architectural term referring to the flexible sections that are built into a bridge or brick wall.

These ensure that the structure can safely adjust as its construction materials expand and contract in response to changing weather and temperature. Since I expect that you will be building a new metaphorical edifice or renovating an existing one in 2008, I wanted to get you thinking about this. Expansion joints should be a key element in your plans. In fact, now is a perfect time to meditate on how to make them and where they will go.

*What I Love Most About You.*)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The average person changes residences 11 times in the course of his or her life. Having lived in 33 different homes so far, I’m way above the norm. What about you, Taurus? I’m guessing that you will either make a major move in the coming year, or else you will find your true spiritual home. Here’s a third possibility: You may penetrate more deeply into your existing abode, transforming it from a place of shelter to a sublime sanctuary -- re- imagining it and reinventing it and reinhabiting it with an intensity that amazes you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “It’s now possible to fake everything,” writes David M. Hopkins in his book *Counterfeiting Exposed.* He’s not just referring to digitally altered photos of celebrities and singers who lip-sync to pre-recorded vocals during their supposed live performances. He means everything in the world, from vintage wines to famous paintings to designer jeans.

At least five percent of *all* products on the planet are phony. I bring this to your attention, Leo, because I’m putting you on high alert for frauds and cons and deceptions of every kind. You should be the top whistleblower of the zodiac in 2008, the chief bullshit-detector and constructive critic.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I’m guessing your heart will be smarter than usual in 2008. At the very least, love won’t make you stupid, as it sometimes has in the past.

Here’s a suggestion to help ensure that your higher intelligence is always guiding your decisions about intimacy: Develop a habit of looking for the best in your intimate companions. I hope that in the coming months you will frequently utter declarations like the following: (1) “I love how you give me your full attention when we talk.”

(2) “I love how in touch you are with yourself.” (3) “I love that you can make me laugh even when I’m mad.”

(4) “I love your impeccable sense of timing -- how you call or show up at the right moment.” (5) “I love how free you make me feel to tell the absolute truth.” (These words of praise and more were lifted from the book

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the fifth century B.C., the culturally rich city-state of Athens was a democracy, while militaristic Sparta was a dictatorship. But they put aside their differences and came together in a great collaboration to fight off the Persian invasion of Greece. I suspect you may make a similar move in 2008, Cancerian. A person or institution you have regarded as an adversary could become your ally. An influence from which you have always set yourself apart may help you pull off a feat of strength you couldn’t have done otherwise.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your main assignment in 2008 is to become highly skilled at feeling good. Does that sound like something you might want to do? If so, here’s the beginning of a regimen you could follow: (1) Be constantly taking notes about what experiences give you delight and what situations make you feel at home in the world. (2) Always be scheming to provide yourself with those experiences and situations. (3) Take a vow that nothing will obstruct you from seeking out and creating pleasure, peace, love, wonder, and an intimate connection with life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Too much aggression is dangerous,” writes George R. Elder in his book *An Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism,* “but, then, so is too little.” One of your main assignments in 2008, Libra, draws on that wise counsel. Unfortunately, you don’t have any good role models who can demonstrate how to gracefully express just the right amount of sinewy force. Everyone’s either too pushy or too meek. You’re going to have to figure out how to pull off this subtle yet momentous feat all by yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do you ever wonder if God loves Brad Pitt and Paris Hilton more than he loves you, as seemingly evidenced by those celebrities’ charmed lives? Do you suspect that Tiger Woods’ fame and Bill Gates’ wealth mean that fate is friendlier to them that it is to you? If so, you’re in for a major surprise, Capricorn. Events in 2008 will bring you big deliveries of the next best things to riches and fame.

You’ll get more proof than you’ve had in a long time that God and fate adore you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear Rob: Here are my New Year’s resolutions. (1) I vow to Siamese-twin together my bad-ass, no-hype, wide-eyed self with my tricky, strategic, puzzle-loving self. (2) I vow to rage on like a dancing warrior in the urban wilderness, keeping peak experiences and total slaphappy victory at the top of my priority list, while at the same time I play hideand-seek with the dark delicious secrets that fuel my soul’s lust for wicked meaning. (3) I vow to deepen the collaborative efforts of my suck-out-the- marrow-andspit-out-the-bones craziness and my listen-carefully-tothe-flow-of-the-underground-river caginess. -Double Intense Scorpio.” Dear Double Intense: Scorpios everywhere will benefit from hearing your resolutions, which is why I’ve made them 2008’s first horoscope.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As I began my hike around the lake, I asked the spirits for a vision that would serve as a symbol of your life in 2008. “Give me a sign,” I said aloud, gazing to the heavens. Soon I came upon two rattlesnakes copulating on the path ahead of me. It was a beautiful ruckus. I stopped a few yards back to watch, reasoning that they were too preoccupied with each other to attack me. When they finally disengaged, I retreated. Just then I saw a very pregnant woman approaching me. She was walking alone with her head down, lost in thought. I called her attention to the snakes and convinced her that for the sake of our wellbeing, we should flee the scene. And that, Aquarius, was the sign I asked the spirits to send me about your life in 2008. What does it mean? That’s for you to meditate on.

Here’s a hint: Appreciate and learn all you can from the beautiful ruckus you’ll encounter, but preferably from a safe distance. And be protective of other people who may be more vulnerable or less alert than you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In my dream, I was addressing a crowd of Sagittarians in a festively decorated hall. It was the first week of 2008. “You are not yet ready for the wonderful things you think you want,” I told them. “To actually get them, you will have to change yourself in the coming months; you will have to shed some old conditioning that is interfering with your quest for success. Do you know what that old conditioning is? Find out NOW! Figure out how you need to transform yourself in order for the world to give you what you yearn for.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s,” wrote visionary poet William Blake. I suggest you write out that quote and keep it in plain sight throughout 2008. The coming months will be prime time for you to design a highly organized, richly disciplined approach to living the life you want to live, and doing it with such rigor and vigor that you will never again have to be controlled by or pay constant homage to someone else’s life plan. w

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Home and Heart Warming Program The United Way of the Coastal Empire is taking applications for this Atlanta Gas Light Co. program. United Way was given a grant to be used to help low-income homeowners with free repair or replacement of gas appliances, such as hot water heaters, furnaces, space heaters and stoves.

Qualified customers also can apply for free weatherization of their homes. The program is open to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty and Glynn counties. Call 651-7730.

Junior League Projects The Junior League of Savannah is accepting applications for two programs that award funding and volunteers to community agencies. The designated focus area is women and children’s advocacy. Eligibility requirements include being a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, having a commitment to volunteerism, having a board of directors and having an audited financial statement or budget. Applications are available at www.jrleaguesavannah under “Community Impact.” The deadline is Jan. 15. Through Jan. 15.

Little Theatre of Savannah Auditions Little Theatre of Savannah will hold auditions for Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” on Monday, Jan. 28 and Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Savannah Actor’s Theatre,

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1 Pole on a sailing ship 5 Letters on Soviet rockets 9 Thin type of toast 14 “Jumpin’ Jack Flash, it’s ___...”

15 “October ___” (TV drama) 16 Oak-to-be 17 Willie of “Charles in Charge” taking over an entire state?

19 Taboos 20 Fire dept. positions 21 Telepathy, e.g.

22 Beer ___ (dorm game) 23 “Now I’ve found you!”

24 Mistake that’s in a class of its own?

29 Alternative to Facebook 31 Calgary Stampede event 32 Singer Corinne Bailey ___ 33 Thurman of “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” 35 “That’s funny!”

36 Oreo flavor 37 Pets owned by one of the Medicis?

41 Celebrity chef Matsuhisa, or his restaurant 42 MySpace president Anderson who always shows up as a first friend 43 “La Cage ___ Folles” 44 Super Mario Bros. 3 platform, for short 45 Out-of-focus shapes 47 Kelly Clarkson’s “___ U Been Gone” 51 TV controllers during the 1940s?

54 Hoop site, maybe 55 “Let’s Make a Deal” option 56 “American Gladiators” co-host Laila 57 Mil. branch 58 Alpha-___ acid 60 Creepy place to go boating?

63 Make a rope 64 Tina’s “30 Rock” co-star 65 Geologic time periods 66 Ohio city, familiarly 67 Outdo 68 Shoelace tangle

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1 Antacid advertised with “Moments” 2 First name in mysteries 3 Dude Delilah delighted 4 Mao ___-Tung 5 Like good lettuce 6 “Hangin’ With Mr. ___” 7 Crow noise 8 Blackberry, for one 9 Shoe designer Blahnik 10 ___ Lodge (motel chain) 11 Eva married to NBA guard Tony Parker 12 Term of endearment to a frat boy 13 Response: abbr.

18 Kind of seeds used in tahini 22 Dish made with saffron 25 Sri Lanka’s capital 26 “Survivor” immunity item 27 Gives zero stars 28 Movie studio filming site 30 Wise guy?

34 Horn on the range 36 Year when Super Bowl XLV will be held 37 Movie theater magnate Marcus 38 Dark glass formed by cooling lava 39 Show that asked kids to write to “Boston, Mass., 0-2-1-3-4” 40 Down Under dweller 41 Dir. opposite SSE 45 Introspective 46 They get high in Nevada 48 Brain cell 49 1995 Scorsese movie 50 Ron Paul’s middle name 52 ___ Breeze (The Sharper Image air purifier) 53 Put in office 58 “Duel” network 59 Medical scan, for short 60 Place for experimenting 61 British brew 62 “A rat!” noise

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Conversational Spanish Do you want to practice your Spanish?

Come to the mesa de espanol the second Thursday and last Friday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. For information, send e-mail to cafecontigo@gmail.com. The Sentient Bean, 13 East Park Ave. 912-232-4447. www.sentientbean.com Credit and Money Management 12Hour Seminar will be held Jan 21, 23, 28 and 30 from 5:45-8:45 p.m. at the Effingham YMCA in Rincon. Topics include: improving credit scores, budgeting, managing debt, what lenders require when you borrow money, how to spot looming money problems, and how to deal with them before it’s too late.

Orientation/registration will be held Jan. 14 between 6-7 p.m. The fee is $99 per person or $169 per couple. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Call Carmen at 826-6263 or 484-1266. Through Jan. 14.

Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Fany’s Spanish/English Institute Spanish is fun. Classes for adults and children are held at 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Call 921-4646 or 220-6570 to register. Fany’s Spanish/English Institute, 15 E. Montgomery Cross Rd. Free Tax School Earn extra income after taking this course.

Flexible schedules, convenient locations. The class is free but there is a small fee for books.

Call 352-2862 or visit www.libertytax.com.

Highest Praise School of the Arts of Overcoming by Faith is offering vocal, piano and dance classes that are open to anyone from Pre-K to adult. Visit overcomingbyfaith.org or call 927-8601.

Housing Authority of Savannah Classes Free classes will be offered at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 1407 Wheaton St. Some classes are on-going.

Adult Literacy is offered every Monday and Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. Homework Help is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4:30 p.m. The Community Computer Lab is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GED/adult literacy education is being offered Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon or 1-4 p.m.

How to Unlock Your Financial Potential Barbara Treadwell of Treadwell and Associates, LLC will present this lecture Jan. 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Jepson Center Auditorium. Call 236-1704. Through Jan. 10. Jepson Center for the Arts, 207 York St. 912-790-8800. www.telfair.org/ Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation A meditation period will be followed by instruction in the application of the foundations of Mindfulness practice to daily life. Beginner’s and experienced practitioners welcome. Ongoing weekly sessions held Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. at 313 E. Harris St. Call Cindy Beach, Buddhist nun, at 429-7265 or cindy@alwaysoptions.com.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org

Oatland Island Wildlife Center has a new name, but still offcers environmental education programs and weekend events. It is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.oatlandisland.org. Oatland Island Education Center, 711 Sandtown Rd. 912-898-3980. www.oatlandisland.org/ Puppet Shows are offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler AfricanAmerican Health Information & Resource Center for schools, day cares, libraries, churches, community events and fairs. Call 447-6605.

RecruitMilitary Career Fair A free hiring event for job seekers who have military backgrounds will be held Thursday, Jan. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sans Hotel and Suites in Hinesville. Open to veterans who laready have civilian work experience, men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves and military spouses. Through Jan. 10.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center offers a variety of business classes. It is located at 801 E. Gwinnett St. Call 652-3582.

Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 E. Gwinnett Street. 912-652-3582.

Savannah Learning Center Spanish Classes Be bilingual. The center is located at 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Call 272-4579 or 308-3561. e-mail savannahlatina@yahoo. com or visit www.savannahlatina.com. Free folklore classes also are offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Savannah Learning Center, 7160 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Sewing Lessons Fabrika at 140 Abercorn St. offers adult classes in: Beginner Sewing: Using a Pattern -- Skirt or Totebag; Intro to Kids’ Clothing; and Drafting Your Own Skirt or Totebag.

Group classes start in September. Private lessons are available. Visit www.fabrikasavannah.com or call 236-1122. Fabrika, 140 Abercorn St. 912-236-1122. www.fabrikasavannah.com Starfish Cafe Culinary Arts Training Program This 12-week full-time program is designed to provide work training and employment opportunities in the food service industry, including food preparation, food safety and sanitation training, customer service training and job search and placement assistance.

Call Mindy Saunders at 234-0525. The Starfish Cafe, 711 East Broad Street. 912234-0525. www.thestarfishcafe.org/ Studio or Space by the Hour Space is available for coaches, teachers, instructors, trainers, therapists or organizations that require a studio or space by the hour. Contact Tony at 655-4591 for an appointment.

The Artist/Teacher Conundrum The Savannah College of Art and Design Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning will present Susan Zwirn, a fine arts education coordinator at Hofstra University, as part of the Innovative Teaching and Learning Symposium se-

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AASU Sci-Fi Fantasy Club This is an official student club of Armstrong Atlantic State University that accepts nonstudents as associate members. It is devoted to the exploration and enjoyment of the genres of science fiction and fantasy.

Activities include book discussions, movie screenings, role playing game sessions, board and card games, guest speakers, episode marathons and armor demonstrations.

Provides guest speakers to educators upon request. Call Michael at 220-8129, send e-mail to lightmagus@yahoo.com or mccauln1981@hotmail.com. or visit http://aasuscifi.proboards105.com/index.cgi.

Bike Night with Mikie is held every Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Zone Bar and Grill in Richmond Hill.

Half of the proceeds of a 50/50 drawing go to the military for phone cards and other items.

Blackbeard’s Scuba Club The Blackbeard’s Scuba Club will meet Saturday, Dec. 8 for a meeting followed by the monthly Christmas party. Visit the forum section of monsterscuba.com/forums/ for details and directions.

Buccaneer Region SCCA is the local chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. It hosts monthly solo/autocross driving events in the Savannah area. Anyone with a safe car, insurance and a valid driver’s license is eligible to participate. Visit http:// buccaneerregion.org/solo.html.

Chihuahua Club of Savannah A special little club for special little dogs and their owners meets one Saturday each month at 10:30 a.m. For information, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ ChiSavannah/.

Civil Air Patrol is the civilian, volunteer auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and is involved in search and rescue, aerospace education and cadet programs. Meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. for cadets (12-18 years old) and 7 p.m. for adult members at the former Savannah Airport terminal building off Dean Forest Road. Visit www.gawg.cap.gov, send e-mail to N303WR@aol.com, or call Capt. Jim Phillips at 412-4410.

Clean Coast meets monthly on the first Monday at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. Check www.cleancoast.org for event schedule. Jewish Education Alliance, 5111 Abercorn St. 912-355-8111. www.savj.org/ Coastal MINIs is a group of local MINI Cooper owners and enthusiasts who gather on the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Starbucks in the 12 Oaks Shopping Center on Abercorn St. to meet other MINI owners and go on motoring adventures together. Visit coastalminis.com.

Code Pink is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars and redirect

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our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Queenies To Go-Go, 1611 Habersham St. Contact mimi.thegoddessfactory@gmail. com or visit http://fearnoarts.com. Queeny’s To Go Go, 1611 Habersham St. 912-4475555.

English Style Table Soccer Savannah Subbuteo Club. Call 667-7204 or visit http://savannahsubbuteo.tripod.com.

Geechee Sailing Club meets the second Monday of the month (except for November) at 6:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Tank House, 2909 River Dr. in Thunderbolt.

Open to all interested in boating and related activities. Call 234-1903 or visit www. geecheesailingclub.org. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-3549040.

Historic Savannah Chapter of ABWA meets the second Thursday of every month from 5-7:30 p.m. at Tubby’s Restaurant.

The cost is the price of the meal. Call 6608257 for reservations. Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-3549040.

Historic Victorian Neighborhood Association meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. between Park Avenue and Duffy Street. Call 236-8546. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912-2339277.

Low Country Turners This is a club for wood-turning enthusiasts.

Call Hank Weisman at 786-6953.

Military Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary meets the first Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 184 in Thunderbolt. Call 786-4508. American Legion Post 184, 1 Legion Dr. 912-354-5515.

Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) Join other moms for fun, inspiration, guest speakers, food and creative activities while children ages birth to 5 are cared for in a preschool-like setting. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 9:15-11:30 am at First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Call 8988316 or 898-5086 or visit www.mops.org.

First Baptist Church of the Islands, 6613 Johnny Mercer Blvd. 921-897-2142. www. fbcislands.com/ No Kidding! is the area’s first social club for single and married adults who do not have children.

Meet other non-parents at events and activities. For information on No Kidding! visit www.nokidding.net or send e-mail to luluette@prodigy.net.

Philosophy Reading Group This group will focus on various philosophical themes and texts, culminating in facilitated discussions with an open exchange of ideas within a community of inquiry.

Meeting locations will change to reflect the current issue. Contact Kristina at 407-4431571 or ktina697@hotmail.com.

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ries. She will appear April 23 from 6-7 p.m. at Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St., to present a lecture about how artists who teach face dual roles and how many of them experience contradictions in their career development that impact both those roles. A reception will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Through April 23.

Thinking of Starting a Business Two workshops will be held Jan. 10 and 24 from 6-8:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E. Liberty St. Each workshop will cover the basics of business start-up including the traits of successful entrepreneurs, market research, legal structures for business, estimating start-up costs and cash flow projections, financing alternatives, failure factors and business planning. The cost is $50 per person if you preregister or $60 the day of the class or at the door. 651-3200 or www. savannahsbdc.org. Through Jan. 24. Small Business Assistance Center, 111 E Liberty Street. 912-232-4700. www.sbacsav.com/ Tybee Island Marine Science Center offers Beach Discovery and marsh walks.

Aquarium hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, ages 3016.

Senior, military and AAA discounts are available. Call 786-5917 or visit www.tybeemsc.org. Tybee Island Marine Science Center, 1510 Strand. 912-786-5917. www. tybeemsc.org/ Volunteer 101 A 30-minute course that covers issues to help volunteers get started is held the first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m.

The first Thursday, the class is at Savannah State University, and the third Thursday, at United Way, 428 Bull St. Register by calling Summer at 651-7725 or visit www.

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Wednesday Figure Drawing Group offers artists an opportunity to meet other artists and work from a live model each week. Open to artists with some experience and no instruction is offered. The cost is $60 a month. Call Judy Mooney at 443-9313 or judymooney@bellsouth.net. Savannah Actor’s Theatre, 703D Louisville Rd. 912232-6080. www.savannahactorstheatre.org Winter Visual Arts Classes The City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs is now registering students for its winter visual arts classes, day and evening classes in ceramics, metals and jewelrymaking for children, teens and adults. All classes are held at the S.P.A.C.E. studios, 9 W. Henry St., beginning Jan. 14 and will run for eight weeks. Class fees include instruction, use of studio space, use of equipment and all materials and tools required. Space is limited and advance registration is encouraged. Class schedules and registration forms are available online at www.savannahga.gov/ arts or by calling 651-6783. Through Jan. 14.

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Elements Join with other photographers and artists to celebrate the authentic photography processes of black and white film and paper development using chemicals in a darkroom. Help in the creation and promotion of Savannah’s first cooperative darkroom space to enhance the lives of working photographers and introduce the community to the magic of all classic photo chemical processes. Contact for next meeting time. Contact Kathleen Thomas at PUREdarkroom@gmail.com.

Revived Salon for Women Seeking Change In Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift of the Sea, she wrote, “How untidy my shell has become. Blurred with moss, knobby with barnacles, its shape is hardly recognizable any more. Surely it had a shape once. It has a shape still in my mind. What is the shape of my life?” If these words resonate with you and you are a woman over 50, this group offers bonding, laughter, discussion and fun.

Seating is limited. Call 236-8581 for info.

Rogue Phoenix Sci-Fi Fantasy Club Members of Starfleet International and The Klingon Assault Group meet twice a month, on the first Sunday at 4 pm. at Books-AMillion and the third Tuesday at Chen’s Chinese Restaurant at 20 E. Derenne Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Call 692-0382, email kasak@ comcast.net or visit www.roguephoenix.org.

Books-A-Million, 8108 Abercorn St. 921925-8112. www.booksamillion.com/ Savannah Adventure Club is dedicated to pursuing adventures, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the Low country and beyond. Activities in the past year have included sailing, camping, skydiving, kayaking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, and skiing, in addition to regular social gatherings. Free to join, and Email savannahadventureclub@gmail.com or visit www. savannahadventureclub.com Savannah Area Landlord & Real Estate Investors Association Learn to be a real estate investor or landlord. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Spiva Law Group, 12020 Abercorn St. Savannah Area Sacred Harp Singers The public is invited to come and sing early American music and folk hymns from the shape note tradition. This non-denominational community musical activity emphasizes participation, not performance. Songs are from The Sacred Harp, an oblong songbook first published in 1844. Call 655-0994.

Savannah Art Association meets the second Thursday of the month from 6-8 p.m. Call 232-7731.

Savannah Brewers’ League Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St. 447-0943. Call 447-0943 or visit www.hdb.org and click on Clubs, then Savannah Brewers League. Moon River Brewing Co., 21 W. Bay St.

Savannah Browns Backers This is an official fan club recognized by the Cleveland Browns NFL football team.

Meet with Browns fans to watch the football games and support your favorite team Sundays at game time at Tubby’s Tank House in Thunderbolt. The group holds raffles and trips and is looking into having tailgate parties in the future. Call Kathy Dust at 373-5571 or send e-mail to KMDUST4@ hotmail.com or Dave Armstrong at Darmst0817@comcast.net or 925-4709.

Tubby’s Tank House (Thunderbolt), 2909 River Dr. 912-354-9040.

Savannah Council, Navy League of the United States has a dinner meeting the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Club, Hunter Army Airfield. Call John Findeis at 748-7020. Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neat St. 912-355-1060. www.stewart.army.mil/ Savannah Fencing Club offers beginning classes Tuesday and Thursday evenings for six weeks. Fees are $40. Some equipment is provided. After completing the class, you may become a member of the Savannah Fencing Club for $5 per month. Experienced fencers are welcome to join. Call 429-6918 or send email to savannahfencing@aol.com.

Savannah Friends of Music General Meeting Savannah Friends of Music, whose mission is to support, promote and sponsor classical music and music education in Savannah and the surrounding area, will hold its general meeting Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Johnny Harris Banquet Facility, 1701 E. Victory Dr. A brief business meeting will be followed by entertainment by the 13th Colony Sound singers. Lunch will follow. Checks for $25 made out to Savannah Friends of Music may be sent to Karen Cassard, 6 Riding Lane, Savannah, 31411 by January 17th. Casual attire is suggested (blue jeans preferred) and new members are welcome. Through Jan. 21. Johnny Harris Restaurant, 1651 East Victory Drive. 912-354-7810. www.johnnyharris.com/ Savannah Jaycees for young professionals ages 21 to 39 is a Junior Chamber of Commerce that focuses on friendship, career development and community involvement. Meets the second and

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Call 961-9913 or visit www.savannahjaycees. com.

Savannah Kennel Club meets every fourth Monday of the month from September through May at 7:30 p.m. at Ryan’s restaurant on Stephenson Avenue.

It is an education organization dedicated to informing the public about current events in the world of dogs and those who love them.

Those wishing to eat before the meeting are encouraged to arrive earlier. For details, visit www.savannahkennelclub.org.

Savannah Newcomers Club is open to all women who have been in the Savannah area for less than two years.

Membership includes a monthly luncheon and program and, in addition, the club hosts a variety of activities, tours and events that will assist you in learning about Savannah and making new friends. Call 351-3171.

Savannah Parrot Head Club Love a laid-back lifestyle? Beach, buffet and no dress code. Check out savannahphc.com for the events calendar or e-mail mickie_ ragsdale@comcast.net.

Savannah Scooter Gang Connecting local riders to swap tips, stories, parts, mods and secrets. No obligation other than networking, and possibly arranging a monthly weekend ride to take over the streets downtown. Show off your scoot and ride with pride -- put ‘em in a line and watch the stares. Contact Travis at pittsillustration@gmail.com or myspace.com/travispitts.

Savannah Ski and Adventure Club For snow-covered mountain-loving people and their friends. All are welcome. Meets for a wide variety of activities throughout the year. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month at rotating locations. Visit http://savannahskiclub.com.

Savannah Sunrise Rotary Club meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the First City Club. meets Thursdays from 7:308:30 a.m. at the First City Club. First City Club, 32 Bull St. 912-238-4548. www.firstcityclub.com/ Savannah Toastmasters helps you improve speaking and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Conference Room C. 352-1935. Memorial

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Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorialhealth.com/ Savannah’s First Pug Playday This group meets every first Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Savannah Dog Park at 41st and Drayton streets. All humans and dogs who live in a pug household are welcome. A donation to the Savannah Dog Park would be appreciated. Contact Mike or Melinda at kennedy.mike@comcast.net. Savannah Dog Park, East 41st Lane and Drayton St. www. savannahdogpark.com/ St. Almo The name stands for Savannah True Animal Lovers Meeting Others. Informal dog walks are held Sundays (weather permitting). Meets at 5 p.m. at Canine Palace, 618 Abercorn St. (Time changes with the season.) Call 234-3336. Canine Palace Inc, 618 Abercorn St. 912-234-3336. www.caninepalacesavannah.com Sweet Adeline Chorus rehearses weekly on Wednesdays from 79 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Hopsital’s meeting rooms. Contact vicky.mckinley1@comcast. net. St. Joseph’s Hospital, 11705 Mercy Blvd.

912-819-4100. www.sjchs.org/ Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments Free poker tournaments are held every week in Savannah, Hinesville and Statesboro. Free to play. Win prizes and gifts. Visit www.

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The Young Professionals of Savannah An AfterHours networking social is held every third Thursday of the month. Visit www.ypsav.net, sign up for the e-newsletter and find out about other upcoming events, or call Leigh Johnson at 659-9846.

TriUnity Opportunity Meeting meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Best Western at I95 and 204. Learn how to start a business from home. Free. Ask for Chris and Sandy Benton.

Tybee Performing Arts Society meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the old Tybee school All interested, please attend or send e-mail to ried793@ netscape.com.

Urban Professionals meets first Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Vu at the Hyatt on Bay Street. If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right. Call 272-9830 or send e-mail to spannangela@hotmail.com.

Hyatt Regency, 2 W. Bay St. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 671 meets monthly at the American Legion Post 135, 1108 Bull St. Call James Crauswell at 927-3356. American Legion, Post 135, 1108 Bull St. 912-233-9277.

Dance

Adult Dance Classes in ballet, tap and hip-hop are offered at Islands Dance Academy, 115 Charlotte Dr, Whitemarsh Island near Publix shopping center. All levels and body types welcome. $12 per class or 8 classes for $90.

Beginner Adult Ballet is offered Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate Adult Ballet is offered Mondays from 6:45-7:45

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Gretchen Greene School of Dance is accepting registration for fall classes in tap, ballet, lyrical, acrobatics, jazz and hiphop for ages 3 and up. Adult tap classes are held Tuesday from 7:30-8:15 for beginners and Monday from 7:15-8 p.m. for intermediate. Call 897-4235 or email ggsod.com.

Home Cookin’ Cloggers meet every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Nassau Woods Recreation Building on Dean Forest Road. No beginner classes are being held at this time, however help will be available for those interested in learning. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731.

Mahogany Shades of Beauty Inc. offers dance classes, including hip hop, modern, jazz, West African, ballet, lyrical and step, as well as modeling and acting classes. All ages and all levels are welcome.

Call Mahogany B. at 272-8329.

Savannah Shag Club offers shag music every Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 36 on Victory Drive.

Shag-Beach Bop-Etc. Savannah hosts Magnificent Mondays from 6:30-11 p.m. at Double’s, Holiday Inn/Midtown, 7100 Abercorn St. Free basic shag, swing, salsa, cha cha, line dance and others are offered the first two Mondays and free shag lessons are offered. The lesson schedule is posted at www.shagbeachbop.com and announced each Monday. The dance lessons are held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Special cocktail prices are from 6:30-10 p.m. and their are hors d’ouerves. There is no cover charge.

Everyone is invited and welcomed into club membership. Call 927-4784 or 398-8784 or visit www.shagbeachbop.com. Doubles Lounge, 7100 Abercorn Street. 912-3527100.

The STUDIO Adult Beginner Ballet Class is being offered. The STUDIO also is accepting new students 5 and up for the new season. Contact Veronica at 695-9149. The STUDIO is located at 2805 Roger Lacey Ave. just off the intersection of Skidaway and Victory. Call Veronica at 695-9149 or visit ww.thestudiosav.com. The STUDIO, 2805B Lacy Avenue. 912-356-8383. www.thestudiosav.com/ Youth Dance Program The West Broad Street YMCA, Inc. presents its Instructional DanceProgram in jazz and ballet for kids 4 to 18. $30 per month for one class and $35 per month for both classes.

Call 233-1951. YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 912-233-1951.

Fitness

A balanced life Student massage is offered at the Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc. Cost ranges from $30 to $40 for a one-hour massage and sessions are instructor supervised. Call 3553011 for an appointment. The school is located at 6413B Waters Ave. www.ssomt.com.

Savannah School of Massage Therapy, Inc, 6413 Waters Avenue. 912-355-3011. www. ssomt.com/ Art Studio Sessions Six-week sessions beginning Jan. 22 on Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. or Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Oils, acrylics and pastels and drawing media. Help and encouragement in creating successful artwork.

Prior experience is not necessary. Carolyn Neely, MFA, instructor. $125 tuition. To register call 234-5737 or carolyn@remshartrowgallery.com. Through Jan. 22.

Cardiorespiratory Endurence Training will be offered by Chatham County Park Services for persons 18 and up at Tom Triplett Park on Tuesdays from 5:306:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 8-9 a.m.

Participants should wear comfortable clothing and will be required to sign a waiver form before participating. All classes are free. Call 652-6780 or 965-9629. Tom Triplett Community Park, U.S. Highway 80 West. 912-652-6780.

Center for Wellbeing Hatha Yoga classes are offered Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Cost is $30 for four sessions or $50 for 8 sessions. 819-6463. Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5354 Reynolds Ave. 912- 8196000. www.sjchs.org Detox and De-Stress Easy and simple yoga followed by meditation, helping the body to throww off toxins and stress. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St. Suggested donation $5. Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St. Dog Yoga The Yoga Room will hold a dog yoga class every first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Forsyth Park. The cost is a $10 donation, with all donations given to Save-ALife. Bring a mat or blanket and a sense of humor. Yoga for dogs is a fun way to relax and bond with your four-legged pet. Great for all levels and all sizes. 898-0361 or www. thesavannahyogaroom.com. Forsyth Park, 501 Whitaker St. 912-233-6800.

Energy Share every first and third Friday of the month at a new integrated healing center located at 72nd and Sanders streets. Call Kylene at 713-3879.

Fountain of Youth Tibetan rites taught free every Tuesday and Friday at 7:30 a.m. at Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St. Yoga Hause, 1203 E. 72nd St. Gentle Yoga Gentle Yoga with Mary Ann is offered Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Participants must be 18 or older. Mat and blanket are required.

Limited to 12 participants. Pre-register at

adultenrichment@uusavanah.org or call 234-0980. Held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah upstairs in Phillippa’s Place. Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 313 Harris St. 912-234-0980. www.uusavannah.org Ladies Livin Smart fitness club provides nutritional education and exercise to encourage lifestyle changes at the St. Joseph’s/Candler African-American Health Information and Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. at 5:30 p.m. Call 447-6605.

Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. African-American Health Information & Resource Center, 1910 Abercorn St. 912447-6605. www.sjchs.org/1844.cfm Mommy and Baby Yoga Classes are held Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Savannah Yoga Center, 25 E. 40th St. Infants must be 6 weeks to 6 months, pre-crawling. The cost is $13 per class. Multi-class discounts are available. The instructor is Betsy Boyd Strong. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 441-6653 or visit www. savannahyoga.com. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga.com/ Moms in Motion A pre and post-natal exercise program is offered by St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing. The cost is $30 per month. Call 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/ National Gymnastics Day Whitemarsh Island YMCA will host a free gymnastics open house on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 66 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Appropriate for children 2 and up.

YMCA Whitemarsh Island, 135 Whitemarsh Island Rd. 912-897-6158.

Pilates Classes are offered at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Center for WellBeing, Suite 203 of the Candler Heart and Lung Building, 5356 Reynolds St. Four sessions are $30, eight sessions are $50.

Pre-register by calling 819-6463. Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds St. 912-819-6000. www.sjchs.org/ Pregnancy Yoga An eight-week session will be held starting Jan. 8 on Tuesday and Thursdays from 6-7:15 pm in offices at 7116 Hodgson Memorial Dr. Pre-natal yoga helps mothersto-be prepare for a more mindful approach to the challenges of pregnancy, labor and delivery. The instructor is Ann Carroll. Cost is $100 for once per week or $175 for twice per week. 704-7650 or ann@aikyayoga.com.

Through Jan. 31.

Savannah Yoga Center Located at 1321 Bull St. Call 441-6653 or visit www.savannahyoga.com for schedule of classes, times and fees. Savannah Yoga Center, 1321 Bull St. 912-232-2994. www.savannahyoga.com/ Senior Power Hour is a program for people over 55. Health and wellness professionals help reach fitness goals. The program may include, but isn’t limited to, strength training, cardio for the heart, flexibility, balance, basic healthy nutrition and posture concerns. Call 8987714. w

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p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Intermediate/Advanced Adult Ballet is offered Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hip-Hop is offered Tuesdays from 6:307:30 p.m. and Beginner Adult Tap is held Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. There are a variety of youth classes for ages 3 to teen. Contact Sue Braddy at 897-2100. Islands Dance Academy, 610 Quarterman Dr. 912-8972100.

Argentine Tango Practice and Lesson Learn the dance while having fun Sundays from 1:30-3:30 at the Doris Martine Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. $2 per person.

Call 925-7416. Doris Martin Dance Studio, 7360 Skidaway Rd. 912-354-8089.

Ballroom Dance Party Join the Moon River Dancers Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Rd. The basic lesson for the Rumba starts at 7 p.m. and the social dance is from 8-10:30 p.m.

The cost is $10. Beginners and singles are welcome. Call 961-9960 or 655-4985.

Through Jan. 19.

Basic Ballroom Class Learn the Waltz and Rumba with the Moon River Dancers Jan. 5 from 1-3 p.m. at the West Broad YMCA, 1110 May St. The cost is $3. Beginners and singles are welcome.

Call 961-9960 or 655-4985. Through Jan. 5.

YMCA-West Broad St, 1110 May St. 912233-1951.

Breffni Academy of Irish Dance has opened a location in Richmond Hill and is accepting students. The academy is located at Life Moves Dance Studio, 10747 Ford Ave. For information, call Michael or Nicola O’Hara at 305-756-8243 or send email to Dance@BreffniAcademy.com. Visit www.IrishDanceClasses.com..

C.C. Express Dance Team meets every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Windsor Forest Recreation Building.

Clogging or tap dance experience is necessary for this group. Call Claudia Collier at 748-0731.

Chicago-style Step Workshops VISION 2000 Community Development Corp. Inc. will host its first annual fundraising event, Steppin in Strawberry with a Touch of Chocolate, on Feb. 23 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Prince Mason Hall, 602 E. Broad St. Tickets are $25. Learn to Chicagostyle step at a six-week series of workshops to be held every Sunday beginning Jan. 6 from 3-5 p.m. at Savannah State University’s Wilcox Gym and every Wednesday beginning Jan. 9 from 7-9 p.m. at the W.W. Law Center, 909 E. Bolton St. All workshops are free of charge and conducted by Tunya Coleman of the Savannah Stylistic Steppers.

Through Feb. 23.

Disabled Ballroom Class Classes are held at Memorial Health’s The Rehabilitation Institute, 4700 Waters Ave. The classes are free and open to anyone.

The next class will be held Saturday, Jan. 26.

Contact Charleen Harden at 308-7307 or cwh0869@yahoo.com. Memorial Health University Medical Center, 4700 Waters Avenue. 912-350-8000. www.memorial-

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THUNDERBOLT Built in 1900. Totally renovated. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. Tall ceilings. Heart of pine floors.

All appliances included. Porches front & back. Lots of offstreet parking. Short walk to waterfront. $295,000. Seller/broker will consider lease option.

2902 River Drive

THUNDERBOLT Fabulous 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo overlooking the INTRAC O A S TA L W AT E R W AY i n THUNDERBOLT. Gated. Pool.

Garage. Storage. Dock with boat slip for vessel up to 35’. $539,900.

46 King Henry Court

GEORGETOWN Totally renovated townhouse.

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Large living room. Separate dining.

Eat-in kitchen. All appliances included. Private courtyard.

Community center. Pool. Tennis. $149,900. Seller/broker will consider lease option.

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912-898-1600 or 508-2001

Townhomes/Condos for Sale

COUNTRY CLUB AREA

2bd/2ba Townhouse. Swimming pool, washer/dryer, dishwasher. Listed $80,000. Price negotiable. call 489-4349

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Apartments for Rent

319

E. Waldburg St.

• Excellent References • Experienced • Hard Working and Honest • Homes • Apartments • Offices • Every day of the Week $20 off Deep Cleaning!

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Homes for Rent

17 Bonaventure Road

www.connectsavannah.com Great New Home in Brand New Community in Black Creek with Amenities Galore! 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2100 sq. ft home includes bonus room, eat-in kitchen & separate dining room. Great schools & just minutes to Savannah and Statesboro. $209,600.

Ca l l K i m ( 9 1 2 ) 8 5 8 - 2 5 2 6 o r (912) 596-8960.

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Homes for Sale

Great location near Forsyth Park, SCAD buildings and Kroger. Newly renovated duplex, 3 BR, 2 BA, LR, large kitchen, W/D, hardwood floors, C H/A, two fireplaces, large back porch, courtyard and off-st. pkg. $1,200/mo.

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E. 60th street Newly renovated condo apt, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, LR, Kitchen, W/D, H/W floors, Cen H/A, Large courtyard & parking. $900/month 912-220-1020 or 912-484-5181 fvenetico@hotmail.com

Almost New Interior

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Apartments for Rent

Fender Bender?

PORT WENTWORTH THE COVE - brand new townhouse! 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, washer/dryer included. Next to I-95 & Airport. $800/month, $800/deposit.

duplex. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths.

Living room, Separate dining, Eat-in Kitchen. Lots of storage.

Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer & dryer. Close to Daffin Park. No Pets! $1000/mo.

Located at Habersham & 33rd St. 2/3 Bedroom unit. FP, hardwood floors, laundry room. Available i m m e d i ate l y. St a r t i n g at $890/month. Large modern, freshly painted. Call 912-434-4565.

126 E. 53rd St.

4 plex. Large apar tment available Jan 1st. 1 bedroom, 1 bath. Living room with fireplace. Separate dining room.

Stove, refrigerator, washer & dryer included. $700/mo

ISLANDS

2725 WHitemarsh Way “The Merritt” a luxury condo, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Living-Dining room combnation. Screened porch with wooded & marsh views. Stove, refrigerator, washer & dryer included. Gated. Pool, Fitness center, game rom, putting green. $850/month.

912-898-1600 or 508-2001

212 EAST 40th ST. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, washer and dryer included. $800/month.

Call 912-604-3285

HISTORIC DISTRICT

One bedroom apartments

for rent. Within the City limits.

Furnished or unfurnished.

Parker Apartments. Now Renting. 764-3438.

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Duplexes for Rent New Duplex

For Sale or Rent in Statesboro 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths $600/mo. No pets.

Call 912-682-9941 or 912-682-4951.

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QUITE COMMUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL

Mobile Homes for Rent

NEWLY BUILT

2Bedroom/2Bath 1,242sqft, 5 min from Statesboro no pets/no smoking $650 mth/dep. Criminal/Credit History.

Call 912-682-2291

LARGE PRIVATE LOT

between Meter & Statesboro.

3bd/2ba. References required. $450/mo+deposit.

690-2736

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5SBOTQPSUBUJPO Three/large bedroom, 2/bath condo w/loft, master on main.

Great room, fireplace, like new appliances, End unit w/large deck. Quite area, beautiful condition. $900/month + deposit.

Or sell. 912-695-5759.

355-5932

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CML HOLDINGS, LLC

totally renovated townhouse, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. Large living room. Separate dining.

Eat-in kitchen. New kitchen cabinets & counter tops. New master cabinets. New fans & fixtures. New carpet & flooring.

Freshly painted. Stove, refrigerator, & dishwasher, microwave, washer & dryer included.

Community center, pool, tennis. $995/ month.

ARDSLEY PARK 740 Washington Ave Huge

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1,2,3 Bedroom Apar tments/ miles (mostly highway). Great car Townhomes available for rent in in very good condition! $10,995.

Landmark Vic torian Thomas Call Ana at 912-667-5016.

Square Districts.

Call 912-234-5219 for December move-in specials. All have cenPaint & Body Work tral heat/air, washer/dryer, hardwood floors, & much more. Call Reasonably Priced or email prodigalproperties@ Insurance Claims yahoo.com for details, appts, or photos. Lease w/ option to purWe buy wrecks chase available at select properties.

3BR/1BA in Windsor Forest, living room, dining room, large family room, central heat/air, washer/dryer connections, New wood floors, non-smoking, no pets.

Close to schools and HAAF. $939/month plus deposit. No 3BDR, 2 BA newly renovated in S e c t i o n 8 a c c e p t e d . C a l l : Starland District, huge kitchen, original hardwoods throughout, 912-920-1936 front and back porch, W&D, 3 fireplaces, parking, pets OK. 2212 LYNES REALTY Whitaker St. Call 770-601-3076

GEORGETOWN 46 King Henry Court

Cars

910

Cars 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S 4-door, automatic, LOTS of EXTRAS! New tires and brakes! 75k

234-0606 29 East 34th Street Spacious 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in the Thomas Square District. Separate ding area, W/D connections, hardwood floors, window H/A, kitchen furnished with stove and refrigerator. Just a few blocks from Forsyth Park. Visit sicaymanagement.com.

AVAILABLE NOW. Pet friendly. $750/mo.

18 West 40th Street Beautifully renovated 2 BR, 1BA lower half of duplex in the Starland District.

Features include formal LR, , formal DR, refinished heart pine floors, ceiling fans, bathroom and kitchen with ceramic tile floors, separate laundry room with washer/ dryer, private courtyard. C H/A, total electric and paid security system. AVAILABLE N O W. P e t F r i e n d l y. $950/mo.

6830 Skidaway Road Spacious 2 BR, 1BA townhouses. Separate dining area, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, hardwood floors and carpet, central H/A, total electric, w/d connections and designated parking. Visit sicaymanagement.com AVAILABLE NOW. No Pets. $650/mo.

320 East Victory Drive Over 2000 sq. ft. of spacious living. 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment with fireplace in formal living room. Formal dining room, sun room, breakfast nook, butler’s pantry, kitchen furnished with stove and refrigerator, central H/A, W/D connections. Visit sicaymanagement.com AVA I L A B L E N O W .

Pet friendly $1000/mo.

17 East 33rd St. www.sicaymanagement.com

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